Chico Xavier (2010)
Posted by Admin on Monday, July 26, 2010
A biography of spiritual medium and author Francisco Candido Xavier.
he movie, based on Marcel Souto Maior's best-seller As Vidas de Chico
Xavier (The Lives of Chico Xavier), portraits his life from the age of
9 (performed by the incredible boy-actor Matheus Costa) until his
adulthood. Ângelo Antonio performs Chico Xavier as young man and Nelson
Xavier (no parenthood, by the way) performs the character as a
mature/old man. It's quite poignant to see how Chico Xavier was
misunderstood during his childhood and and throughout his life. As a
boy he was called "the haunted kid", lunatic and lier. Such "fame"
would result in terrible beatings by his father and godmother (who took
care of him after the death of his beloved mother). As a young man he
was persecuted and accused of mystification, despite having given his
entire life to ease the pain of many families who lost their loved
ones.