The Flowers of St. Francis (1950)

The Flowers of St. Francis (1950) - History Movies 87 minutes. Les 11 Fioretti de François d'Assise, Francisco, juglar de Dios, Francis, God's Jester, The Flowers of St. Francis, O Santo dos Pobrezinhos, 神の道化師、フランチェスコ. 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. neo realism, italian neo realism