Heavenly Pursuits
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72% Critic Match

Heavenly Pursuits

7.2 / 10 1986 1h 32mNR English
ComedyDrama

Storyline

Vic Mathews teaches a remedial class at the Blessed Edith Semple School in Scotland. Some at the school are trying to discover the two more miracles that would promote the late Edith Semple to sainthood; Mathews, a non-believer, wishes the school would concentrate on teaching the children. He becomes confused, however, when he is involved in possibly miraculous events himself! Written by George S. Davis

Cast & Crew

Tom Conti

Tom Conti

Vic Mathews

Lead
Helen Mirren

Helen Mirren

Ruth Chancellor

David Hayman

David Hayman

Jeff Jeffries

Ewen Bremner

Ewen Bremner

Stevie Deans

Brian Pettifer

Brian Pettifer

Father Cobb

Jennifer Black

Jennifer Black

Sister

Dave Anderson

Dave Anderson

Headmaster

Juliet Cadzow

Juliet Cadzow

Woman Teacher

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Charles Gormley's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Heavenly Pursuits is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker