# The Flowers of St. Francis (1950)

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**Original title**: *Francesco, giullare di Dio*
**Runtime**: 87 min
**Genres**: Drama, History
**Directed by**: Roberto Rossellini
**Written by**: Brunello Rondi, Federico Fellini, Roberto Rossellini
**Starring**: Aldo Fabrizi, Gianfranco Bellini, Peparuolo, Severino Pisacane, Roberto Sorrentino, Nazario Gerardi

> *A Movie for Today... And All Time*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

A pious 13th-century commune becomes a sandbox for divine mischief when Francis and his followers swap scripture for sunbeams. A dozen vignettes follow a troupe of real monks who accidentally invent modern saint-ology. Rossellini’s camera does what The Office does for workplace culture, but with more miracles.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, tender

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