CF from the air, all the way..

The Camino Francès from above

Artzy Y

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Edie, never too late

The 2017 movie Edie (dec 2018 in Dutch theaters).

“83 year old Edie believes that it is never too late - packing an old camping bag, leaving her life behind and embarking on an adventure she never got to have - climbing the imposing Mount Suilven in Scotland.”

The actress, Sheila Hancock, was 84 at the time of filming.

Trailer:

More on walking at age:

Discussion on Backpackinglight: a strategy for older people for thru-hiking.

WikiHow: How to hike as an older person.

SparkPeople on You’re never too old to hike.

The story of Graeme Fisher in MacsAdventure.


O, and the website for the movie itself is here:-)

Camino Skies

A second trailer for the movie Camino Skies was just released.
A group of six experiencing the camino.
No publishing date available yet.

“Six antipodean pilgrims between the ages of 50 and 80 will embark on the 900-kilometre Camino de Santiago to seek life’s answers. Some will be undertaking the Camino for the first time, while others know all too well how arduous their previous journey was. How will they motivate themselves in the face of blisters, shin splints, heat and snow? Six different personalities from across Australia & NZ will walk as one to defy odds at their age and physical ability.”

Find the website for the movie here.

Camino Skies

2018

(1:58)

Pilgrimage (trailer)

The movie Pilgrimage by Brendan Muldowney was expected for some time now.

"Starring Tom Holland, Richard Armitage and Jon Bernthal. 

Ireland, 1209. An island on the edge of the world. A small group of monks begin a reluctant pilgrimage across an island torn between centuries of tribal warfare and the growing power of Norman invaders. Escorting their monastery’s holiest relic to Rome, the monks’ progress is seen through the eyes of a pious young novice and a mute lay-brother with a violent past. As the true material, political and religious significance of the bejewelled relic becomes dangerously apparent, their path to the east coast becomes increasingly fraught with danger. The monks belatedly realise that in this wild land of ancient superstitions, the faith that binds them together may ultimately lead to their destruction."

Here's the trailer...

IMDB info here.

Movie Strangers on the earth

Remember Dane Johansen, an American cellist playing in many churches along the camino in 2014? The movie Strangers on the earth screns in several cities...

Trailer #1

(1:49)

Trailer #2

(2:40)

More on the movie here.
At the moment (april 2017) it plays mainly in theaters in Canada and sometimes in the US.

Footprints movie

Footprints,

The path of your life.

This movie ... "The Way of St. James narrates the story of men in search of the goal of our human existence: in search of the meaning of life."

Trailer

(2:19)

The website for this movie is here. There you can also find where it shows.

The Facebook page is here.

The Road to Santiago

DVD introduction

The documentary The Road to Santiago is publiced on DVD.

Two friends, they never walked more than a few kilometers, start on their camino.

They discover nature and themselves.

Follow their way with special and accidental incidents and encounters.

2016

Santiago Compostella

(20:34)

Visit the website of this documentary, where you find more information, a trailer, opportunity to order.

Movie Out of Nature (Mot naturen)

Look in the consciousness of this man in his thirties, phantasizing and thinking, storm in his head, while hiking Norwegian nature.

Out of Nature, Mot naturen by Ole Giæver. He is also the main actor.

'Who are you when no one is watching'

Trailer
(2:00)

The Hollywood reporter:

Bottom Line: An excellent look at middle-aged ambivalence

IMDB info here

Winner Europa Cinemas Label.

Padre Pio (2000)

Pio of Pietrelcina, commonly known as Padre Pio, lived from 1887 till 1968. He was a friar, priest, stigmatist and mystic of the Roman Catholic Order of Friars Minor Capuchin. Padre Pio became famous for bearing the stigmata for most of his life. This condition generated much interest and controversy around him. He is now venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church. (source Wikipedia)

Today, his place of death in Italy is a vivid pilgrimage site.

This entry introduces the movie Padre Pio.

The plot of following movie written by anonymous on IMDB (film score 7.7):

"The poor Italian peasant boy Francesco already has visions of Jesus and Mary as a child, but the Devil visits him too. He, Francesco, is quite certain that he will become a priest. After entering the Capuchin Order it becomes clear that Padre Pio (his new name) has powers which can not be explained rationally: he heals the sick, knows the names, problems and future of complete strangers. His prophesies the then unknown young Karol Wojtyla that he will become Pope one day. Padre Pio's charity and extatic prayers make an great impression on the people. In 1918 the Wounds of Christ appear on his hands and feet- Padre Pio carries the stigmata. His followers multiply, and the cult that grows up arround him makes his holy order and the Vatican uneasy. Many within the church consider him to be an hysteric or a trickster, since he only shows his wounds the one time when they first appeared. Padre Pio suffers reprisals, he is no longer allowed to carry out his role as a priest. The ordinary people however continue to believe in him and his miracles. Just before his death in 1968 there is a reconcilliation with the grand Visitator of the Vatican, who recognises him as a Saint." (Source IMDB)

(3:22:26)

Official site San Pio here.

Article in New York Times
"Italian Saint Stirs Up a Mix of Faith and Commerce" here

Impression of San Giovanni Rotondo by Claudio Mortini 

by uCatholic

(10:13)

The last mass of San Pio in the Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie,
the day before he died.
'the stigmata and traces had almost disappeared by this time, he knew his end was near' 

(4:49)

Update Febr 2016

Article in Huffington Post.

"The body of one of the most popular Roman Catholic saints, the mystic monk Padre Pio, began an overland journey in a crystal coffin on Wednesday to go on display at the Vatican."

Here's Why The Preserved Body Of This Catholic Saint Is Hitting The Road

iPhone short film

A short film by Peter Cordenonsi

Written and Created by Michel Gagnon, Peter Cordenonsi and Terri McCarley

Shot on iPhone 5s

(2' 31")

To the End of the World

And again a very recommended mini movie on the Camino Frances

by Hank Leukart.

I know I'm hooked to pilgrimage and the camino. Movies like these probably only encourage these feelings.

And again, if you walked this route, you're into memory lane.

Closer to yourself, he says.

Trailrunners for boots, he says.

Why did we go?

Visit David.

Wake up and just walk and walk and walk.

"The camino is gods dream for how people should be when they are with each other."
Well. You know...

(35'06")

The video is here:

or 

here.

Hank Leukart has a travel weblog with more information on his voyage,

and also more on his other trips. 

Check it out at 'Without bagage, travel fearlessly'.

Ich bin dann mal weg Trailer

The USA had it's way: The Way.

By the end of the year Germany has

'Ich bin dann mal weg'.

In 2001 Hape Kerkeling walked to Santiago and published a popular book on his experiences.

Being a comedian, it features some comedy.

(All fragments in this blogentry are in German.)

The movie 'Ich bin dann mal weg' is directed by Julia van Heinz, and Devid Striesow plays Hape Kerkeling.

Here's the trailer:

Warner bros

( 1:39)

IMDB facts here.

Below is part of the show 'Hape liest vor', where Hape Kerkeling reads his book and entertains his audience. Obviously the show is in German language.

Other parts available through Youtube.

Introduction of Devid Striesow when filming started in 2014.

(3:04)

The Pilgrimage (2015)

This is an introduction to a (adventure) movie in the making,

filming started last april.

The Pilgrimage by Brendan Muldowney featuring stars like Richard Armitage, Tom Holland and Jon Bernthal.

Filming on the West Coast of Ireland and in the Ardennes in Belgium the story follows 13th century monks escort their monastery’s holiest relic to Rome and find their faith severely tested en route when they discover that the item is not quite what they thought.

http://www.filmandtvnow.com/first-look-at-richard-armitage…/

and see also the weblog on:

https://pilgrimage2015movie.wordpress.com/…/brendan-muldow…/

No trailer yet !

(pilgrimage2015movie.wordpress.com)

A Walk in the Woods (2015)

Enjoyed 'Wild'?

Have fun with the movie 'A walk in the woods' 

Never too old to walk... the Appalachian Trail.

Starring Robert Redford, Nick Nolte and Emma Thompson.

In theaters after summer!

See al information and trailer in this weblog