The Flowers of St. Francis

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Francesco, giullare di Dio

Directed by	Roberto Rossellini
Produced by	Angelo Rizzoli
Written by	Roberto Rossellini Federico Fellini
Music by	Renzo Rossellini Enrico Buondonno
Cinematography	Otello Martelli
Editing by	Jolanda Benvenuti
Release date(s)	14 December 1950
Running time	89 min.
Country	Italy
Language	Italian
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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 consists of a series of modest vignettes, based on the 14th century book Little Flowers of St. Francis, which relate the life and work of St. Francis and the early Franciscans, all of whom are portrayed by actual monks (a total of thirteen in the cast); with the exception of Aldo Fabrizi in a small supporting role, the entire cast is non-professional.

Juniper prepares a meal of pig's feet

Although somewhat poorly received at the time (a not uncommon reaction to Rossellini's work), the film is now recognized as a classic of world cinema. It has been released on DVD by The Criterion Collection and Masters of Cinema.