Synopsis
In a series of simple and joyous vignettes, director
Roberto Rossellini and co-writer
Federico Fellini lovingly convey the universal teachings of the People’s Saint: humility, compassion, faith, and sacrifice. Gorgeously photographed to evoke the medieval paintings of Saint Francis’s time, and cast with monks from the Nocera Inferiore Monastery,
The Flowers of St. Francis is a timeless and moving portrait of the search for spiritual enlightenment.