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Brother Sun, Sister Moon

Original title: Fratello sole, sorella luna
  • 19721972
  • PGPG
  • 2h 1m
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7.1/10
4.5K
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Judi Bowker and Graham Faulkner in Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972)
Dramatization of events in the life of St. Francis of Assisi from before his conversion experience through his audience with the pope, including his friendship with St. Clare.
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Dramatization of events in the life of St. Francis of Assisi from before his conversion experience through his audience with the pope, including his friendship with St. Clare.Dramatization of events in the life of St. Francis of Assisi from before his conversion experience through his audience with the pope, including his friendship with St. Clare.Dramatization of events in the life of St. Francis of Assisi from before his conversion experience through his audience with the pope, including his friendship with St. Clare.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
4.5K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Franco Zeffirelli
  • Writers
    • Suso Cecchi D'Amico(original story and screenplay)
    • Charles Dyer(uncredited)
    • Kenneth Ross(English dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Graham Faulkner
    • Judi Bowker
    • Leigh Lawson
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  • Director
    • Franco Zeffirelli
  • Writers
    • Suso Cecchi D'Amico(original story and screenplay)
    • Charles Dyer(uncredited)
    • Kenneth Ross(English dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Graham Faulkner
    • Judi Bowker
    • Leigh Lawson
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    • 66User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 3 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972)
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    Judi Bowker and Graham Faulkner in Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972)
    Judi Bowker and Graham Faulkner in Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972)
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    Graham Faulkner in Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972)
    Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972)
    Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972)
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    Graham Faulkner in Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972)
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    Graham Faulkner
    Graham Faulkner
    • St. Francis of Assisias St. Francis of Assisi
    Judi Bowker
    Judi Bowker
    • Clareas Clare
    Leigh Lawson
    Leigh Lawson
    • Bernardoas Bernardo
    Kenneth Cranham
    Kenneth Cranham
    • Paoloas Paolo
    Lee Montague
    Lee Montague
    • Pietro Di Bernardoneas Pietro Di Bernardone
    Valentina Cortese
    Valentina Cortese
    • Pica Di Bernardoneas Pica Di Bernardone
    Alec Guinness
    Alec Guinness
    • Pope Innocent IIIas Pope Innocent III
    Michael Feast
    Michael Feast
    • Silvestroas Silvestro
    Nicholas Willatt
    Nicholas Willatt
    • Giocondoas Giocondo
    John Sharp
    John Sharp
    • Bishop Guidoas Bishop Guido
    Adolfo Celi
    Adolfo Celi
    • Consulas Consul
    Francesco Guerrieri
    • Deodatoas Deodato
    Peter Firth
    Peter Firth
    Robin Askwith
    Robin Askwith
    • Minor Roleas Minor Role
    • (scenes deleted)
    Rossano Attrotico
    Pierre Baldini
      Alfredo Bianchini
      • Preteas Prete
      Aristide Caporale
      • Derelictas Derelict
      • Director
        • Franco Zeffirelli
      • Writers
        • Suso Cecchi D'Amico(original story and screenplay)
        • Charles Dyer(uncredited)
        • Kenneth Ross(English dialogue)
      • All cast & crew
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      • Trivia
        According to Franco Zeffirelli's autobiography, The Beatles were asked to appear in this movie in the main roles, but were unable due to scheduling conflicts. Zeffirelli also screentested Al Pacino for the role of Francesco, but rejected him due to his theatrical overacting style.
      • Goofs
        HH Pope Innocent III is depicted with a full beard; however, there are several contemporary portraits that show that he was clean shaven.
      • Quotes

        Clare: Do you remember me? I'm Clare... People say you are mad, do you know that? When you went off to war they said you were fine, intelligent - and now you are mad, because... because you sing like the birds, you chase after butterflies and... you look at flowers. I think you were mad before, not now.

      • Alternate versions
        The Italian version runs 14 minutes longer, has a different score (no Donovan) and is totally recut, almost to the extent of being a different film. The film is not a flashback, it begins as the boys travel to an attic where they've acquired suits of Armour, then into the credits, then an extended ride through the fields with totally different dialogue. Different scenes, shots and dialogue throughout.
      • Connections
        Featured in Tabloid (2010)
      • Soundtracks
        Preghiera semplice
        (Riz Ortolani-Benjamin)

        Sung by Claudio Baglioni

      User reviews66

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      Architectural Cloth
      Three things of interest here.

      The first is cinematic. I am engaged in a movie indexing project that will likely go open source. There are a few beginning qualities I've been working on. I think I will add architectural cloth, as this film reminds me. Its main cinematic device — other than the ordinary ones — is the use of cloth to denote notions of eye, story, vision. There are four specific episodes here as well as the general acting style where the actors have been directed to act into their clothes.

      The second is largely historical and probably will only be appreciated by old farts like me. I can't quite explain the extent of the Beatles influence on the late sixties. There just hasn't been anything like it since then. They were more than admired and emulated, they were spiritual leaders. They were serious about this if not altogether willing, and that comment about being more "popular" than Jesus wasn't an offhand statement. In 1968, they were in Rishikesh, India seriously putting together something that they thought was attuned to cosmic structure. It was, in a sense. With them were a few Beach Boys and Donovan.

      Around this time they were approached by Zeffirelli to take roles in his "Brother Moon" project. They would have; Paul was the fellow behind the movie projects (and most else) and he truly wanted to. But this was the time of the breakup. So what happened was Zefferelli make the film with ordinary actors and Donovan's music composed with The Beatles at Rishikesh. So at least, this is an echo of the profound influence they had, perhaps as profound as Francis, and perhaps as compromised by the surrounding institutions.

      The third has to do with the church. How strange it is that the two most spiritually deep "Biblical" films (in my experience) were made by two gay Italians. These were men (Zeffirelli and Pasolini) not welcome in their chosen world, in fact persecuted for their being, persecuted by their own faith. And they would be even more today as the leadership has "gotten tough with queers."

      Lots of lessons here. I first saw this by an aesthetic hippie in about 73 who was carrying a worn print around from town to town to show it in coffeehouses, small ashrams and any alley he could find a spot in.

      Ted's Evaluation -- 3 of 3: Worth watching.
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      • tedg
      • May 21, 2007

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      • Wasn't there another movie, a few decades earlier, about St. Francis: "Brother Sun, Sister Moon"...?

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      • Release date
        • December 2, 1972 (United States)
      • Countries of origin
        • United Kingdom
        • Italy
      • Language
        • English
      • Also known as
        • Bruder Sonne, Schwester Mond
      • Filming locations
        • Abbey of Sant' Antimo, Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
      • Production companies
        • Euro International Films
        • Vic Films Productions
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        • $3,000,000 (estimated)
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      • Runtime
        2 hours 1 minute
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.85 : 1

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