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6.3/10
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Docudrama about the life of St-Francis of Assisi.Docudrama about the life of St-Francis of Assisi.Docudrama about the life of St-Francis of Assisi.
- Awards
- 4 wins & 9 nominations
Andréa Ferréol
- Francesco's Mother
- (as Andrea Ferreol)
Matteo Corsini
- Angelo
- (as Alekander Dubin)
Maria Sofia Amendolea
- In the Shantytown
- (as Sofia Amendolea)
- Director
- Writers
- Liliana Cavani(story) (screenplay)
- Roberta Mazzoni(screenplay)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaMickey Rourke reputedly donated his entire salary of $1.5m to the Provisional IRA.
- ConnectionsVersion of The Flowers of St. Francis (1950)
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Not bad!
I'd seen the Zefirelli version of St. Francis, and in contrast, I have to say this presented a somewhat different perspective -more realistic if anything. Not knowing much about Mickey Rourke, I was pleasantly surprised. Of course he had a modern hair cut throughout, and his tatoos could be seen in some scenes. . . .but when put to the test he passed in my estimation. His training at the Strasberg School paid off. In the beginning he was a little stiff, but as the film developed, so did his character, and the emotional scenes were very believable. Condensing the life of St. Francis of Assisi into a 2 hr. film is a challenge, but I think the important events were covered including his early life as a man of the world, his life-altering crisis of finding God, the creation of the little band of followers and the conflicts, the stigmata, etc. And, OK, Mickey Rourke has gorgeous eyes!!!
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- DeeDee-10
- Apr 12, 2000
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- Budget
- DEM 22,000,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 59 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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