

The original hot mess who found God — and wrote the first memoir while doing it.
Augustine is a two-part, Italian-made mini-series about the influential theologian and church father St. Augustine of Hippo. The piece tells the story of his life from a teenager to his death at the age of 69. Much of the content for the scenes of him as a young and middle-aged man come from his Confessions, which is probably the earliest extant autobiography.
Acting
Monica Guerritore's mother Monica — guilt-tripping saint energy.
Production
Surprisingly lavish Roman sets for a religious miniseries budget.

Director
Christian Duguay
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Franco Nero was 69 playing 69-year-old Augustine — method casting for mortality.
The Confessions invented autobiography as we know it; this miniseries treats it like a prestige TV source text.
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