Roberto Rossellini and co-writer Federico Fellini lovingly render the very spirit of Franciscan teaching in this extraordinarily fresh and simple film which was unappreciated at the time of its release but now regarded as one of his greatest. Shot in a neorealist manner with non-professional actors (including thirteen real Franciscan monks from the convent of Nocere Inferiore) it avoids the pious clichs of haloed movie saints with an economy of expression and a touching human quali
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Roberto Rossellini co-writes and directs this Italian historical film consisting of a series of vignettes which trace the life of St. Francis, from his embracing of religion in his early days to his attempts to establish a peaceful community based on the teachings of Christ.
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