The Flowers of St. Francis (1950)
Francesco, giullare di Dio
A Movie for Today... And All Time
85 min
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.
- Release date
- August 26, 1950
- Country of origin
- Italy
- Music
- Renzo Rossellini
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Trailer
Cast
- Aldo Fabrizi as Nicolaio, il tiranno di Viterbo
- Renzo Rossellini as Narrator
- Gianfranco Bellini as Narrator
- Peparuolo as Giovanni il Sempliciotto
- Severino Pisacane as Fra' Ginapro
- Roberto Sorrentino
- Nazario Gerardi as San Francesco
- Arabella Lemaitre as Santa Chiara
- Renzo Rossellini as Narrator
Crew
- Roberto Rossellini · Director
- Roberto Rossellini · Writer
- Federico Fellini · Writer
- Félix Morlión · Writer
- Antonio Lisandrini · Writer
- Angelo Rizzoli · Producer
- Renzo Rossellini · Composer
- Otello Martelli · Cinematographer
- Jolanda Benvenuti · Editor
- Virgilio Marchi · Production designer