Miracle of Marcelino

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VCI is very pleased to present this special classic motion picture in a new digitally mastered version. A Grand Prize Award winner at the International Cannes Film Festival and a heartwarming film, "Marcelino Pan Y Vino," is about a little orphan boy who causes a miracle. Left on the doorstep of a monastery as an infant, Marcelino was raised by the Monks. He was well cared for but lonely and missed having a mother. One day he found a special friend in the forbidden attic... hanging on a cross. A friend that would repay Marcelino's kindness by granting him one heart-felt wish. Bonus Features: Scene Selection| Bios & Filmographies| Sneak Peak of the New 1991 Color Re-make| Original Trailer in Spanish. Specs: DVD5; Dolby Digital Mono; 90 minutes; B&W; 1.33:1 Aspect Ratio; Year - 1955; SRP - $19.99.

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Childhood Religious Apparitions.......2007-08-13

This Spanish film was made in 1955. It is a dubbed version, and as with older dubbed foreign films it can be a little distracting. However the content of the film is an innocent and sweet telling of the story of an orphaned boy raised by monks in a monastery in Spain in the early part of the 19th century. The film depicts a series of religious apparition experiences that lead to an unexpected ending.

The film is not filled with spiritual experiences or religious propaganda. It tells a story about the life of a little boy. I recommend this film. It is a must see for people who are interested in children's religious apparition experiences.

Just as I remembered it.......2007-08-10

I was going to school at Holy Cross Elementary (Dover, Del), during the early 60's and when I saw this movie, it really shook me up. I'm a softy at heart and I must admit I cried towards the end of the movie.
It was great to see this classic.

The sweetest movie about an innocent kid and his faith. .......2007-06-13

I have been watching this movie all my live!! And every time that I watch it again, I still cry!
My husband remembered how much I love this movie and he gave it to me as a part of the mother's day gift.
The story revolves around Marcelino, a young child abandoned as a baby on a monastery in eighteenth-century in Spain and how he grows into a cute, well-meaning, but lonely boy who is always innocently getting into trouble.
The main story is told in flashback in which a monk visits a sick girl, and tells her the story of Marcelino for inspiration.
You will enjoy it as a quietly moving religious fable. The film remains one of the most famous and successful foreign films of the mid 1950's.

Charming.......2007-04-15

Charming and affecting, 'Miracle of Marcelino' recounts the story of an infant who is left on the steps of a monastery. Not able to find a suitable home, the monks rear the boy with understanding and love. Unable to have a friend to play with when he grows older, the boy resorts to a lot of mischief that doesn't play well with the monks or the townspeople, including an opportunistic mayor who wants custody of the boy. Much of his devilry is fun to watch, though. With a convincing resolution, the boy's problem of loneliness unites the monastery and the town in one leap of faith. (Heartwarming film)

Miracle of Marcelino.......2007-03-16

I watched this movie as a child, when the only language I spoke was Spanish. It made an huge impression on me and I remember being in tears. Watching it as an adult gave me a different prespective - still bringing me to tears. It is, to me, one of the best movies ever made!!!

Marcelino Pan y Vino - Miracle of Marcelino

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Five starts for the movie, not sure about the the dvd version
Stunning Black & White Transfer, Touching Story
My name is Marcelino
A masterpiece - but beware the Vanguard Latino DVD

Marcelino Pan y Vino - Miracle of Marcelino
Starring: Pablito Calvo , Carmen Carbonell , Antonio Ferrandis , Juan Jose Menendez , and Fernando Rey
Director: Ladislao Vajda
Manufacturer: Vanguard Cinema
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B00062IEUA
Release Date: 2004-12-21

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Five starts for the movie, not sure about the the dvd version.......2007-09-11

I saw this movie as a child (yes back in 1955). I bought the Video when it came out years ago, as it touched me deeply when I was younger.
Still had its affect on me as an adult and the kids loved it.
(would not show it to my niece who is 4 and her mom died recently).

Was looking for a dvd version. Sounds like its not worth it.

Stunning Black & White Transfer, Touching Story.......2007-09-05

Wow, this was stunning, both in photography and in content. Here's a nice, old-fashioned "religious story" you rarely see anymore. The English title goes under "The Miracle Of Marcelino."

Pablito Calvo as the title character, Marcelino," is excellent. Kudos to cinematographer Heinrich Gartner for beautiful black-and-white photography. The DVD transfer was outstanding, too. The lighting, particularly on faces, is terrific.

You'll never find this at a rental store but those you are curious, you might want to add it to your queue if you belong to one of those mail-in rental programs, and then you can buy it here! This film was a collaboration of Spanish and Italian filmmakers, I think. There was a color re-make in the early '90s, but I haven't seen it. In either case, don't buy the cheap copy. You get what you pay for, and you don't want to miss this great DVD transfer.

It's a film of tender "innocence" like few I've ever seen, which makes it very memorable.

My name is Marcelino.......2006-11-05

Ever since I was a little boy, my grandmother would sing to me the song from this movie. She told me the story, then one day she took me to see, "Marcelino Pan Y Vino". I was young and didn't really understand the whole movie. After seeing again, I simply loved it. I think its the best spanish movie I have ever seen. I want to thank my roommate, for convicing me to buy it as a gift to myself for my birthday.

A masterpiece - but beware the Vanguard Latino DVD.......2005-04-08

"Marcelino, Pan y Vino" (1955) is a marvel. Simple but touching, beautifully acted and filmed, it captures that elusive mixture of logic and mystery at the heart of childhood. Ladislao Vajda's spare yet sensitive direction is mirrored by Pablo Sorozabal's masterful score, and by the child Pablito Calvo's marvellous portrayal in the title role.

This Spanish/Italian co-production came up fresh as paint in a recent Spanish-only release from Video Mercury Films (2002.) It gives me no pleasure to report that the 2004 Vanguard Latino issue - the only one currently available with English subtitles - is a travesty of the crisp original print. It claims to be "digitally remastered", but the Vanguard DVD is horribly bleached, blurred and blocky, with crumbly sound and laced with video artefacts. It is in fact well-nigh unwatchable. Presumably it was taken from a poor VHS copy, maybe of Mexican provenance (which might account for its attribution of the film to that country.)

The English subtitles are sparse and spiky - whilst the magical sung scene at the heart of the film is not subtitled at all! It's frustrating that the excellent Spanish issue has no subtitles, but anyone with even the barest smattering of Spanish should seek it out, rather than this appalling Vanguard Latino travesty, which defaces a cinematic masterpiece beyond repair.

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Marcelino Pan Y Vino

Marcelino Pan y Vino
Starring: Pablito Calvo , Carmen Carbonell , Antonio Ferrandis , Juan Jose Menendez , and Fernando Rey
Director: Ladislao Vajda
Manufacturer: Cozumel
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ASIN: B0007TT3M0
Release Date: 2003-09-30

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Marcelino Pan Y Vino.......2007-09-06

Marcelino Pan y Vino is a wonderful story of a little boy's faith and relationship with Jesus. I remember seeing this movie as a young girl and is one of those movies that you always remember. English version is called The Miracle of Marcelino.

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