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Frate Sole (1918)

Frate Sole poster
Directed by
Ugo Falena
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
Italy
Runtime
59 min
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This silent film tells the story of St Francis of Assisi. It is divided into four episodes that show key moments from his life.

slow-pacedcontemplativereverentlyricalhistoricalepisodicserenespiritual

What happens

Frate Sole (Brother Sun) is a 1918 Italian silent film based on the life of St Francis of Assisi, directed by Ugo Falena and Mario Corsi. The film has four episodes, The kiss of the leper, In the footsteps of St. Francis of Assisi, Time, and The stigmata. The film was restored in 1998 with the assistance of Cineteca Italiana. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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