Ignatius of Loyola

2016

Action / Biography / Drama / History / Romance / War

17
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 85% · 1 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 85% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 5.7/10 10 618 618

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Plot summary

Historical biographical religious drama film based on the memoirs of Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuit order who was also canonized as a saint in Roman Catholicism.

Director

Paolo Dy Photo
Paolo Dy

Top cast

Pepe Lorente Photo
Pepe Lorente as Merchant
Isabel García Lorca Photo
Isabel García Lorca as Dona Ines
Cristóbal Pinto Photo
Cristóbal Pinto as Garin
Javier Godino Photo
Javier Godino as Xanti
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
1.06 GB
1280*522
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 58 min
Seeds 3
2.03 GB
1920*784
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 58 min
Seeds 2

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by GManfred

The Soldier Saint

"Ignacio de Loyola" traces the life of St. Ignatius from childhood up to his exoneration at the Inquisition at Salamanca in 1537, and subsequent departure for a university in Paris to further his studies. In between he experiences a transformation from a soldier of the king to a soldier of Christ.It is an intense transformation, having pledged his life to a princess then switching allegiance during his recuperation from a battle wound to a life in the service of God. His wound left him with a limp, a mark of dishonor since he could no longer soldier. It is here that the narrative acquires interest, as the earlier battle scenes had an artificial quality, as though filmed on a sound stage. It takes off as he finds his true calling and is accompanied by some excellent, well written dialogue, especially in some admirable speechifying instances. The overall quality of the script sets 'Ignacio de Loyola" apart from most other films made nowadays and accounts for my rating.This movie will probably get a bad rap from critics due to its religious nature, but "Ignacio de Loyola" is about much more than that. It is about change, a change of mind and of lifestyle, a change of values and the discovery of what was front and center all the while, what really counts in life. Ignatius Loyola is a saint, but came by it the hard way - steeped in the temporary and ignoring the spiritual. We can all relate to that.
Reviewed by billcr12 7 / 10

Spiritual Journey

This is a Jesuit production on the life of their founder Ignatius of Loyola. As the son of a wealthy family, and after reading the Lives of the Saints, the young Ignatius decided to follow in the footsteps of S.t Francis of Assisi and travel from town to town as a beggar after giving away all of his possessions. The film is well made with good actors and depending on your particular religious background (I am a lapsed Catholic), your appreciation for this movie will vary from wonderment to disbelief. I am somewhere in between.
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