The Flowers of St. Francis (1950)
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.
Director:
Roberto Rossellini
Writers:
Brunello Rondi, Félix Morlión, Federico Fellini, Antonio Lisandrini.
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Aldo Fabrizi as Nicolaio, il Tiranno di Viterbo |
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Gianfranco Bellini as Narrator (voice) |
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Peparuolo as Giovanni il Sempliciotto |
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Severino Pisacane as Fra' Ginapro |
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Roberto Sorrentino as |
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Nazario Gerardi as San Francesco (uncredited) |
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Arabella Lemaitre as Santa Chiara (uncredited) |
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Renzo Rossellini as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
| Writing | Brunello Rondi | Screenplay |
| Camera | Enrico Betti Berutto | Second Assistant Camera |
| Production | Mario Gabrielli | Unit Manager |
| Directing | Brunello Rondi | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Marcello Caracciolo Di Laurino | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Félix Morlión | Screenplay |
| Writing | Federico Fellini | Screenplay |
| Directing | Roberto Rossellini | Director |
| Writing | Roberto Rossellini | Story |
| Writing | Antonio Lisandrini | Screenplay |
| Production | Emimmo Salvi | Production Secretary |
| Camera | Osvaldo Civirani | Still Photographer |
| Directing | Gianfranco Parolini | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Roberto Gerardi | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Luciano Trasatti | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Otello Martelli | Director of Photography |
| Production | Giuseppe Amato | Associate Producer |
| Art | Virgilio Marchi | Production Design |
| Art | Giuseppe Rissone | Set Decoration |
| Editing | Jolanda Benvenuti | Editor |
| Sound | Renzo Rossellini | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Angelo Rizzoli | Producer |
| Sound | Raffaele Del Monte | Sound |
| Production | Luigi Giacosi | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marina Arcangeli | Costume Design |
| Sound | Eraldo Giordani | Sound |
| Directing | Luigi Giacosi | Co-Director |
