The Mass Is Ended
Original title: La messa è finita · Turkish title: Ayin Bitti
“His hopes shattered, now it is time for another place...”
1985 · 1 h 34 min
Directed by 
Nanni Moretti
Nanni MorettiCast
Plot
A priest returns to his old neighbourhood.
Sinekatalog’s take
Nanni Moretti's comedy-drama follows a young priest returning to his old neighbourhood and failing to fix his friends' and family's troubles. Warm, wry and sad, with Moretti himself, it is a gentle tragicomedy of faith and failure.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (2,279 votes)
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