Francesco giullare di Dio
Francesco giullare di Dio.
From the first Franciscan community to the journey to Rome, from his friendship with St. Clare to his kiss with the leper, from his love for the natural elements to his praise of fasting, the life of St. Francis is described in eleven episodes taken from The Little Flowers of St. Francis and the Life of Brother Juniper. Roberto Rossellini dwells above all on the most non-conformist and revolutionary aspects of St. Francis' life and preaching. Austerity and poverty also ...
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Francesco giullare di Dio.
From the first Franciscan community to the journey to Rome, from his friendship with St. Clare to his kiss with the leper, from his love for the natural elements to his praise of fasting, the life of St. Francis is described in eleven episodes taken from The Little Flowers of St. Francis and the Life of Brother Juniper. Roberto Rossellini dwells above all on the most non-conformist and revolutionary aspects of St. Francis' life and preaching. Austerity and poverty also become the communicative register of the mise-en-scene, which favours a bare, authentic and poetic realism.
Audio and subtitles: Italian, Duration: 83', Production: Italy 1950.
