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The Flowers of St. Francis

1950 · 87 min

A gentle, luminous series of parables that feels like watching medieval frescoes come quietly to life. Slow, humble, and quietly joyful.

Directed by
Roberto Rossellini
Genres
Drama, History
Starring
Aldo Fabrizi, Gianfranco Bellini, Peparuolo
Tagline
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.

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Directed by
Roberto Rossellini
Genres
Drama, History
Starring
Aldo Fabrizi, Gianfranco Bellini, Peparuolo
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • faith
  • found family
  • isolation
  • morality
  • healing
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • anthology
  • nonlinear
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism7
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, history
Directed by
Roberto Rossellini
Written by
Brunello Rondi, Antonio Lisandrini, Federico Fellini, Félix Morlión
Starring
Aldo Fabrizi, Gianfranco Bellini, Peparuolo, Severino Pisacane, Roberto Sorrentino, Nazario Gerardi, Arabella Lemaitre, Renzo Rossellini
Music
Renzo Rossellini
Cinematography
Otello Martelli
Runtime
87 min
Country
Italy
Languages
Italian, Latin

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