The read
It runs long at 2h 37m.
Synopsis
The life of St. Francis of Assisi (1181-1226) as related by followers who gather after his death to tell stories so that Leone can record them: a privileged and virile youth, a prisoner of war, an heir who turns away from his father and gives all to the poor, a beggar for others, and an inspiration to friends who accept the Gospels' life of poverty.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
61 audience votes
Key crew
- Roberta MazzoniScreenplay
- Liliana CavaniDirector
- Liliana CavaniScreenplay
- VangelisOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Mickey RourkeFrancesco
- Helena Bonham CarterChiara
- Andréa FerréolFrancesco's Mother
- Nikolaus DutschCardinal Colonna
- Peter BerlingBishop Guido
- Hanns ZischlerPope Innocent III
- Mario AdorfCardinal Ugolino
- Paolo BonacelliFrancesco's Father
- Fabio BussottiLeone
- Riccardo De TorrebrunaPietro Cattani
- Matteo CorsiniAngelo
- Edward FarrellyEgidio
Stills
Themes
christianityreligionsaintwoman director13th century12th centurysaint francis of assisichristian film