The Flowers of St. Francis

The Flowers of St. Francis

A Movie for Today... And All Time

1950•1h 27m•7.1/10

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7.1/10(97)

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.

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Production

Rizzoli Film, Cineriz

Language

IT

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Aldo Fabrizi

Aldo Fabrizi

Nicolaio, il Tiranno di Viterbo

Gianfranco Bellini

Gianfranco Bellini

Narrator (voice)

Peparuolo

Giovanni il Sempliciotto

Severino Pisacane

Fra' Ginapro

Roberto Sorrentino

Nazario Gerardi

San Francesco (uncredited)

Arabella Lemaitre

Santa Chiara (uncredited)

Renzo Rossellini

Renzo Rossellini

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

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