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"Leonie!", a feature film about Leonie Martin, the sister of St. Therese of Lisieux, to be released in the United States in 2010
I am delighted to announce that "Leonie!," a feature film about Leonie Martin, the sister of St. Therese of Lisieux, is scheduled to be released in the United States in the summer of 2010. The film is being shot in Michigan and at the Visitation Monastery in Toledo, Ohio in July and August 2009. Barbara Middleton is the executive producer, and Joe Maher wrote the script and is directing the film. For news stories and a radio show about the film, please see below.
"Big project hits big screen," by Catherine Minolli. The Tri-City Times, July 22, 2009.
"Made in Michigan," by Matt December. The Source, July 19, 2009. No longer online.
"Local girls land leads in major film shot in Romeo," by Chris Gray. The Romeo Observer, July 2009.
"Film producers find perfect 'set' in Romeo," by Chris Gray. The Romeo Observer, July 2009.
"Lights! Camera! Action!" :Historic Warren schoolhouse picked as movie set for 'Leonie!'; 1875 Romeo House Next Stop," by Norb Franz. The Macomb Daily, July 9, 2009. No longer online.
For the life of Leonie Martin, read this e-book:
Leonie Martin
Leonie Martin: A Difficult Life. by Marie Baudouin-Croix. (Click on the image for information).
For a reflection about Leonie Martin, see
"Leonie Martin," a spiritual newsletter of Clairval Abbey, whom I thank for permission to post it here.
For more online information about Leonie's life, see
- the online biography "Leonie, the forgotten sister of St. Therese," by Visitation Sister Mary Christine Martens at the helpfellowship Web site.
- the online biography "Sister Francoise-Therese (Leonie Martin)" at www.martinsisters.org
Maureen O'Riordan
in Barbara Middleton, Joe Maher, Leonie Martin, Leonie!, Mary Rose Maher, Sister Francoise-Therese, St. Therese, Visitation, sister of St. Therese
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