Francesco (1989)

Directed by

Liliana Cavani

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

Germany, Italy

Runtime

2h 30m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 59 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows the life of St. Francis of Assisi from his youth to his religious calling. Mickey Rourke plays Francis and Helena Bonham Carter plays Claire.

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What happens

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. The film won three awards and was nominated for a fourth. Danilo Donati won the 1989 David di Donatello Award for Best Production Design, and the 1989 Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists Silver Ribbon also for Best Production Design. Fabio Bussotti won the Syndicate's Best Supporting Actor Award. Director Liliana Cavani was nominated for the Golden Palm at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival. The film is the second of three works by Cavani about St. Francis, preceded by a 1966 telefilm starring Lou Castel in the title role, and a 2014 production with Mateusz Kościukiewicz. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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