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Brother Sun, Sister Moon

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Brother Sun, Sister Moon
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PG,2hrs 1min
Genre:
Drama
Release:
1973
Director:
Franco Zeffirelli
Distributor:
Paramount
Starring:
Graham Faulkner, Judi Bowker, Alec Guinness  ...more
Synopsis: St. Francis of Assisi was an extraordinarily complex and difficult figure whose effect on his contemporary society was electrifying. Even today, many people are moved by his visionary message of universal toleration. Twelfth-century Italy had an exceptionally grim and regimented society, but the barefoot monk from Assisi undoubtedly had the courage that comes from deep faith and was able to transcend the oppressiveness of the time. In this Italian/British-produced film, director Franco Zeffirelli ... Full Synopsis
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Mike Cummings, AMG Review
Stunning visual metaphors irradiate this 1972 production about a man who gave up everything -- wealth, rank, and the pleasures of the flesh -- to wear rags, beg food, and seek God in a leper or a field of flowers. More a poem than a biography, the film exalts Francis of Assisi's spirit and message while ignoring the complexity of his personality. For this reason, critics who reviewed the film after ... Full Review
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Graham Faulkner
Francesco
Judi Bowker
Clare
Alec Guinness
Pope Innocent III
Leigh Lawson
Bernardo
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