In a series of simple and joyous vignettes, director Roberto Rosselini and co-writer Federico Fellini lovingly convey the universal teachings"of humility, compassion, and sacrifice"of the People's Saint. Shot in a neo-realist manner, with monks from the Nocere Inferiore monastery playing the roles of St. Francis and his disciples, The Flowers of St. Francis is a timeless and moving portrait of the search for spiritual enlightenment. Movie shown in Black and White.'' "It's the Catholic DVD event of the year: Vatican film list honoree The Flowers of St. Francis , Roberto Rosselini's beautiful tribute to Franciscan spirituality and the best film ever made about St. Francis. And it's the original, unadulterated Italian version, complete with chapter-like intertitles. It's has a US-edition prologue, and other bonus materials." ' "Stephen Greydanus , National Catholic Register ' This DVD has the following language tracks : In Italian with English subtitles. This movie is Not Rated '

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