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The Flowers of St. Francis

(1950)
Release Date: December 15, 1950
Runtime: 1h 27m
Languages: Italian, Latin
Countries: Italy
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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.

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Top Cast

Aldo Fabrizi
Aldo FabriziNicolaio, il Tiranno di Viterbo
Gianfranco Bellini
Gianfranco BelliniNarrator (voice)
Renzo Rossellini
Renzo RosselliniNarrator (voice) (uncredited)