The Flowers of St. Francis
“A Movie for Today... And All Time”
1950•NR•1h 27m•7.0•Released
DramaHistory
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.
Director
Roberto Rossellini
Writer
Brunello Rondi, Federico Fellini, Antonio Lisandrini, Félix Morlión
Languages
Italian, Latin
Studio
Rizzoli Film
Cast
Aldo Fabrizi
Nicolaio, il Tiranno di Viterbo
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
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Production
Company
Rizzoli Film
Company
Cineriz
Producer
Angelo Rizzoli
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