The Flowers of St. Francis (1951)

  • NR
  • 03/06/1951 (FR)
  • History, Drama, Comedy
  • 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.

Brunello Rondi

Screenplay

Roberto Rossellini

Director, Story

Federico Fellini

Screenplay

Antonio Lisandrini

Screenplay

Félix Morlión

Screenplay

Cast

Aldo Fabrizi's headshot

Aldo Fabrizi

Nicolaio, il Tiranno di Viterbo
Gianfranco Bellini's headshot

Gianfranco Bellini

Narrator (voice)
Peparuolo's headshot

Peparuolo

Giovanni il Sempliciotto
Severino Pisacane's headshot

Severino Pisacane

Fra' Ginapro (as Fra' Severino Pisacane)
Roberto Sorrentino's headshot

Roberto Sorrentino

Nazario Gerardi's headshot

Nazario Gerardi

San Francesco (uncredited)
Arabella Lemaitre's headshot

Arabella Lemaitre

Santa Chiara (uncredited)
Renzo Rossellini's headshot

Renzo Rossellini

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

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