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Mar 22, 1989 · Francesco: Directed by Liliana Cavani. With Mickey Rourke, Helena Bonham Carter, Andréa Ferréol, Nikolaus Dutsch. Docudrama about the life of St-Francis of Assisi.
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- Biography, Drama, History
- Liliana Cavani
- 1989-03-22
Francesco is a 1989 historical drama film about the life of St. Francis of Assisi. It is directed and co-written by Liliana Cavani, and stars Mickey Rourke as Francis and Helena Bonham Carter as the future St. Claire. The screenplay is adapted from Hermann Hesse’s 1904 book Francis of Assisi. Vangelis composed the musical score.
Toward the end of this bizarre curiosity of a film is a particularly bizarre scene in which Francesco and Brother Leo (Fabio Bussotti) bring a written version of the rule for Francesco’s order to Pope Innocent III, who has previously approved an oral version of the rule.
Jul 13, 2016 · PG-13 | 1h 59min | Biography, Drama, History | 22 March 1989 (Italy) Docudrama about the life of St-Francis of Assisi. Director: Liliana Cavani. Writers: Liliana Cavani (story), Liliana Cavani (screenplay) Stars: Mickey Rourke, Helena Bonham Carter, Andréa Ferréol. Show less.
- July 13, 2016
- Film Gorillas
- 119 min
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Francesco is the 1989 docudrama directed by Liliana Cavani relating, in flashbacks, St. Francis of Assisi's transformation and awakening from privileged son to religious humanitarian and full-fledged saint.
Feb 5, 2016 · Docudrama about the life of St-Francis of Assisi Stars: Mickey Rourke, Helena Bonham Carter, Andréa Ferréol.
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The life of St. Francis of Assisi (1181-1226) as related by followers who gather after his death to tell stories so that Leone can record them: a privileged and virile youth, a prisoner of war, an heir who turns away from his father and gives all to the poor, a beggar for others, and an inspiration to friends who accept the Gospels' life of ...
