The Flowers of St. Francis
A Movie for Today... And All Time
87 mins
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.
Peparuolo
Giovanni il Sempliciotto
Severino Pisacane
Fra' Ginapro (as Fra' Severino Pisacane)
Nazario Gerardi
San Francesco (uncredited)
Arabella Lemaitre
Santa Chiara (uncredited)
Brunello Rondi
Screenplay
Mario Gabrielli
Unit Manager
Brunello Rondi
Assistant Director
Enrico Betti Berutto
Second Assistant Camera
Marcello Caracciolo Di Laurino
Assistant Director
Félix Morlión
Screenplay
Antonio Lisandrini
Screenplay
Emimmo Salvi
Production Secretary
Roberto Gerardi
Assistant Camera
Luciano Trasatti
Camera Operator
Virgilio Marchi
Production Design
Raffaele Del Monte
Sound
Eraldo Giordani
Sound
Marina Arcangeli
Costume Design
Giuseppe Rissone
Set Decoration
Luigi Giacosi
Production Manager
Luigi Giacosi
Co-Director