Les onze fioretti de François d'Assise

Original title: Francesco, giullare di Dio

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Les onze fioretti de François d'Assise (1950)

A series of vignettes depicting the lives of the original Franciscan monks, including their leader and the bumbling Ginepro.

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A series of vignettes depicting the lives of the original Franciscan monks, including their leader and the bumbling Ginepro.A series of vignettes depicting the lives of the original Franciscan monks, including their leader and the bumbling Ginepro.A series of vignettes depicting the lives of the original Franciscan monks, including their leader and the bumbling Ginepro.

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IMDb RATING

7.3/10

4.2K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 nominations total

Fra' Ginapro
(as Fra' Severino Pisacane)

Roberto Sorrentino

Nazario Gerardi

San Francesco
(uncredited)

Arabella Lemaitre

Santa Chiara
(uncredited)

Renzo Rossellini

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(voice)
(uncredited)

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Trivia
The filmmakers wanted to donate something to the monks who acted in the film since they refused payment. According to Rossellini's daughter, he expected them to ask that the donation be something charitable, like setting up a soup kitchen. Instead, the monks surprised everyone by asking for fireworks. Rossellini saw to it that the town had an enormous, elaborate fireworks display that was the talk of the region for years.

Quotes
San Francesco: O Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me bring love. Where there is discord, let me bring harmony. Where there is pain, let me bring joy, and where there is despair, hope. O Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be loved as to love, and my all on earth learn the secret of your peace, which is the fruit of justice and brotherly love.

Alternate versions
The US version released in 1952 removes the Italian chapter titles and adds a prologue that had been cut from the initial Italian release.

Connections
Edited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: La monnaie de l'absolu (1999)

Soundtracks
Te deum laudamus

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Featured review

Deep and beautiful

The comment about the film having 'not much depth' is absurd. I have rarely been moved to tears in a film but this one did it for me. Among all the absurdities, it captures some quite unique moments of meditation between Francis and God that we, the audience are very privileged to witness. The leper scene...beautiful moment of compassion, completely blew me away. The film cuts no corners and portrays rather blatantly the fact that NOBODY, not even St Francis is or was perfect, we're all foolish from time to time and must undergo humility to progress in the eyes of God. The fact is, saints like Francis and others lead a bleak existence, they lived hardcore lives and the rawness of this film captures that beautifully. The Mickey Rourke film is for those who see through a glass darkly.