The Flowers of St. Francis

The Flowers of St. Francis

A Movie for Today... And All Time

Directed by Roberto Rossellini

Produced by Rizzoli Film, Cineriz

195087 min7.1 / 10

A luminous, meditative portrait of spiritual community built through small acts of humility and compassion, rendered with the visual grace of medieval devotional art.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Flowers of St. Francis scary? No. Less frightening than 98% of films.

  • Is The Flowers of St. Francis easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 98% of films.

  • Does The Flowers of St. Francis end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 97% of films.

  • Is The Flowers of St. Francis violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Is The Flowers of St. Francis sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

61/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity95

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Surprise26

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love72

How much audiences actually like it

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