Based on Francine Prose’s fifth novel, Nancy Savoca’s chronicle of a spirited Italian-American New York family perfectly balances humor, tragedy, and pathos. Vincent D’Onofrio’s Joseph Santangelo is a butcher with a wicked sense of humor who “wins” his wife Catherine in a pinochle game. Over the protests of his mother who talks to ghosts and makes deals with saints, Joseph marries Catherine. When the old lady dies, her spirit is channeled into her granddaughter Teresa who overtakes the film with her yearning to serve God. Perfectly embodying a modern-day Bernadette, Lili Taylor imbues Teresa with a mix of dedicated innocence and naïveté.

Director Nancy Savoca is one of our great American storytellers. There is so much detail here that she gets just right and so much more that she has the courage to simply present without making a scene. The performances she gleans from her players are always impeccable; In 'Household Saints' she starts with some of the best talents around and inspires them to new heights.“ -Marjorie Baumgarten, The Austin Chron!cle

In keeping with the intergenerational magic of Household Saints, filmmaker Martina Savoca-Guay has crafted a compelling new documentary, The Many Miracles of Household Saints revealing the improbable story behind the making of the film. It’s a fitting work, since Savoca was pregnant during the shoot and Savoca-Guay was the baby she carried. Combining behind the scenes footage from the set and home movies as well as contemporary interviews with Savoca, author Francine Prose and producer Rich Guay (her dad) Savoca-Guay has created a gorgeous celebration and homage to a remarkable American independent film and to her own filmmaking heritage.