1950 | Italy | Fiction

Francesco, giullare di Dio (The Flowers of St. Francis)

  • Italian English 87 mins
  • Director | Roberto Rossellini
  • Writer | Roberto Rossellini, Federico Fellini, Father Antonio Lisandrini, Father Felix Morlion
  • Producer | Angelo Rizzoli Jr.

STATUS: Released

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In a series of simple and joyous vignettes, director Roberto Rossellini and co-writer Federico Fellini lovingly convey the universal teachings of the People’s Saint: humility, compassion, faith, and sacrifice. Gorgeously photographed to evoke the medieval paintings of Saint Francis’s time, and cast with monks from the Nocera Inferiore Monastery, The Flowers of St. Francis is a timeless and moving portrait of the search for spiritual enlightenment.

Faith Humility Spirituality Simplicity Community
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