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Francesco
The life of St. Francis of Assisi (1181-1226), as told by followers who gathered after his death to tell stories so that Leone could record them: a privileged and virile youth, a prisoner of war, an heir who rejects his father and gives everything to the poor, a beggar for others, and an inspiration to friends who accept the Gospels' life of poverty. He seeks the Pope's blessing and suffers persecution at the hands of Chiara Offreduccio's (1194-1253) family, who becomes St. Clare. Many people join the order he has established, only to rebel against his expectations. In near despair - and sick - he composes a Rule to be delivered to the Pope; then the Lord sends him a message. He dies with a smile.
Released: 1989-03-22
Genre:
Drama