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English. Italian. 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.
- Giulio Scanni
- Vangelis
- April 22, 1989
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 PG-13 1989 2 hr. 35 min. Biography List Reviews 43% 500+ Ratings Audience Score Imprisonment leads an Italian merchant's son to religious awakening, in a portrait of St. Francis of...
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- Liliana Cavani
- PG-13
- Mickey Rourke
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Summaries. Docudrama about the life of St-Francis of Assisi. 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 ...
Starring Academy Award-nominees Mickey Rourke as Saint Francis of Assisi, and Helena Bonham Carter as Saint Claire, Francesco paints an intimate portrait of one of the most beloved and complex figures in the history of religion and civilization. 282 IMDb 6.3 2 h 13 min 2005. 13+.
Although the most famous movie about St Francis of Assisi still appears to be poetical BROTHER SUN SISTER MOON by Franco Zeffirelli, FRANCESCO by Liliana Cavani is, perhaps, less famous but appears to be more faithful to the biography of this great man who renewed the medieval church in the spirit of the Gospel.
