Francesco (2002)

The life of Saint Francis, a saint who was born rich, in the medieval Tuscany, and abandoned all his goods to live closer to the population and is nowadays remembered as the saint protector of Italy.

Director:

Michele Soavi

Writers:

Salvatore De Mola (teleplay), Leonardo Fasoli (story),

Stars:

Raoul Bova, Amélie Daure, Gianmarco Tognazzi

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Raoul Bova	...	Francesco
Amélie Daure	...	Chiara
Gianmarco Tognazzi	...	Bernardo
Claudio Gioè	...	Pietro
Paolo Briguglia	...	Silvestro
Mariano Rigillo	...	Pietro di Bernardone
Erika Blanc	...	Monna Piva
Sergio Romano
Gabriele Bocciarelli
Lorenzo De Angelis	...	Valdo
David Brandon
Sergio Graziani
Fausto Paravidino
Nino D'Agata
Toni Bertorelli	...	Innocenzo III (as Tony Bertorelli)

Storyline

The life of Saint Francis, a saint who was born rich, in the medieval Tuscany, and abandoned all his goods to live closer to the population and is nowadays remembered as the saint protector of Italy.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

24 December 2005 (Hungary)

Also Known As:

St. Francis

Filming Locations:

Assisi, Perugia, Umbria, Italy

Box Office

Budget:

€6,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

MediaTrade, Novafilm, Taodue Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

192 min 130 min (2 episodes)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Version of Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972)

User Reviews

Beautiful

Ten is usually not an easy score to give. However, this is probably one of the best Christian/Catholic/Orthodox films ever made. The cinematography is stunning and creative. The director was not afraid to take chances. This film shows the humanity of a saint joined perfectly with his spirituality. Some of the other comments I read here seem to form opinions based their presuppositions about Francesco. Heroes are characters that we easily put on a pedestal and even mystify. This is the story of a man who sets his hand to the plow and does not look back. Through interior storms and exterior thunderings he holds fast. Faithfulness is expressed in a journey. The characters fit their roles well. The acting is superb. Definitely not an American film. Refreshing!