A man who saw the poor face-to-face

A man who saw the poor face-to-face Pierre Fresnay (left) stars as St Vincent de Paul in the 1947 French film Monsieur Vincent.

I’ve already looked at several films from the Vatican’s list of 45 significant films. This week, I will add Monsieur Vincent. The 1947 French film is a picaresque account of the life of St Vincent de Paul, founder of the Daughters of Charity. As Catholic film critic Deacon Steven Greydanus puts it, there are many…

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