The Flowers of St. Francis (1950)

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.

Top Billed Cast

Aldo Fabrizi

Nicolaio, il Tiranno di Viterbo

Gianfranco Bellini

Narrator (voice)

P

Peparuolo

Giovanni il Sempliciotto

S

Severino Pisacane

Fra' Ginapro

R

Roberto Sorrentino

N

Nazario Gerardi

San Francesco (uncredited)

A

Arabella Lemaitre

Santa Chiara (uncredited)

Renzo Rossellini

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)