Francesco

1989 · Directed by Liliana Cavani · 150 min · drama film, biographical film

★ 6.6/10 · 61 ratings on TMDB

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.