The Flowers of St. Francis
# A Movie for Today... And All Time
📜 Overview:
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.
🌏 Languages Available:
Italian
,
Latin
📆 Date Released:
1950-12-15
⌚ Running Time:
87 mins
⭐ Vote Average:
7.2
Beloved Cast
Nicolaio, il Tiranno di Viterbo
Aldo Fabrizi
Narrator (voice)
Gianfranco Bellini
Giovanni il Sempliciotto
Peparuolo
Fra' Ginapro (as Fra' Severino Pisacane)
Severino Pisacane
Roberto Sorrentino
San Francesco (uncredited)
Nazario Gerardi
Santa Chiara (uncredited)
Arabella Lemaitre
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Renzo Rossellini
