Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 157 min
- Age rating
- PG-13
- Language
- English
- Country
- Italy, Germany
Why tonight?
- A long one. Start it early, and give it the whole evening.
The story
The life of St. Francis of Assisi (1181-1226) as related by followers who gather after his death to tell stories so that Leone can record them: a privileged and virile youth, a prisoner of war, an heir who turns away from his father and gives all to the poor, a beggar for others, and an inspiration to friends who accept the Gospels' life of poverty.
- christianity
- religion
- saint
- woman director
- 13th century
- 12th century
- saint francis of assisi
- christian film
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Mickey Rourke
Francesco
Helena Bonham Carter
Chiara
Andréa Ferréol
Francesco's Mother
Nikolaus Dutsch
Cardinal Colonna
- Peter Berling — Bishop Guido
- Hanns Zischler — Pope Innocent III
- Mario Adorf — Cardinal Ugolino
- Paolo Bonacelli — Francesco's Father
- Fabio Bussotti — Leone
- Riccardo De Torrebruna — Pietro Cattani
- Matteo Corsini — Angelo
- Edward Farrelly — Egidio
- Paolo Proietti — Pacifico
- Paco Reconti — Rufino
- Diego Ribon — Bernardo di Quintavalle
- Directed
- Liliana Cavani
- Written
- Liliana Cavani, Roberta Mazzoni
Production
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 · 60 ratings
- Studio
- Karol Film, Istituto Luce Cinecittà, RAI, Royal Film, Ital-Noleggio Cinematografico
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
