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Criterion spine #293

The Flowers of St. Francis

1950Directed by Roberto RosselliniItaly85 min

The Flowers of St. Francis (in Italian, Francesco, giullare di Dio, or "Francis, God's Jester") is a 1950 film directed by Roberto Rossellini and co-written by Federico Fellini. The film is based on two books, the 14th-century novel Fioretti di San Francesco (Little Flowers of St.…

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