The Flowers of St. Francis
- Released on
- Runtime
- 87 mins
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.
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.
Cast
- Aldo Fabrizi
- Gianfranco Bellini
- Peparuolo
- Severino Pisacane
- Roberto Sorrentino
- Nazario Gerardi
- Arabella Lemaitre
- Renzo Rossellini
Director
- Roberto Rossellini
Producers
- Angelo Rizzoli
Screenwriter
- Brunello Rondi
- Federico Fellini
- Antonio Lisandrini
- Félix Morlión
