The Flowers of St. Francis

(1950)Directed by Roberto Rossellini87 minDrama, History
A Movie for Today... And All Time

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.

Aldo Fabrizias Nicolaio, il Tiranno di Viterbo
Gianfranco Bellinias Narrator (voice)
Peparuoloas Giovanni il Sempliciotto
Severino Pisacaneas Fra' Ginapro
Roberto Sorrentino
Nazario Gerardias San Francesco (uncredited)
Arabella Lemaitreas Santa Chiara (uncredited)
Renzo Rossellinias Narrator (voice) (uncredited)