Chronicles of a Wandering Saint

2/10/2025

Many of us would probably look upon the traits of piety and ambition as a somewhat unlikely, perhaps even contradictory combination of qualities. The temptation to take questionable short-cuts on the path to spiritual fulfillment and maturity thus might be a little too great to remain true to one’s otherwise-authentic spiritual intentions. And that’s just what Rita López (Mónica Villa), an allegedly reverent aging parish custodian from a rural Argentine village, finds out for herself in writer-director Tomás Gómez Bustillo’s debut feature, an offbeat supernatural comedy-drama that defies easy categorization. The hard-working but underappreciated caretaker, who’s trapped in a childless, under-satisfying marriage to her needy husband, Norberto (Horacio Marassi), prays for a miracle to rectif