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The Flowers of St. Francis

The Flowers of St. Francis

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 15, 1950

Runtime

1h 27m

Genres

History, Drama, Comedy

User Score

72%

Original Title

Francesco, giullare di Dio

Production Companies

Rizzoli Film, Cineriz

Director

Roberto Rossellini

Description

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.