Frances Xavier Cabrini wouldn’t take no for an answer.
The Italian immigrant known as Mother Cabrini pushed past patriarchal bullies, making history with every selfless act.
She’s no Girlboss, just the remarkable Saint at the center of “Cabrini.”
The big-screen take on Mother Cabrini’s life is worthy of its subject matter. Sweeping in scope and dazzling from start to finish, “Cabrini” celebrates faith, persistence and the power to bulldoze past doubt.
Cristiana Dell’Anna brings an earthy grit to our heroine, supporting a story that demands nothing less than an A-list performance.
Dell’Anna obliges.
Mother Cabrini longs to set up a children’s orphanage in China and later expand her work into the West.
She’s tasked with the opposite mission. Transform New...