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The Flowers of St. Francis(1950)
Status: Released
Date: 1950-12-15
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91 Votes
Time: 1h 27m
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: Italian, Latin.
Countries:
Italy
ProductionCompanies:
Rizzoli Film
Cineriz
Movie: The Flowers of St. Francis
Top 8 Billed Cast
Aldo Fabrizi
Nicolaio, il Tiranno di Viterbo
Gianfranco Bellini
Narrator (voice)
Renzo Rossellini
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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