The Flowers of St. Francis

The story

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.

Cast & crew

Aldo FabriziNicolaio, il Tiranno di Viterbo

Gianfranco BelliniNarrator (voice)

Peparuolo

PeparuoloGiovanni il Sempliciotto

Severino Pisacane

Severino PisacaneFra' Ginapro

Roberto Sorrentino

Roberto SorrentinoCast

Nazario Gerardi

Nazario GerardiSan Francesco (uncredited)

Arabella Lemaitre

Arabella LemaitreSanta Chiara (uncredited)

Renzo RosselliniNarrator (voice) (uncredited)