Francesco, giullare di Dio The flowers of St. Francis
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, c2005.
Status
Central - Adult DVD/ Blu-ray
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DVD FOREIGN ITA FRANC
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Central - Adult DVD/ Blu-ray | DVD FOREIGN ITA FRANC | Available |
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Published
[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, c2005.
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 87 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
ita
UPC
037429208120
Notes
General Note
Inspired by the biographical anthology: I fioretti di San Francesco.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1950.
General Note
Cast list from program notes.
General Note
Special features: new video interviews with actress Isabella Rossellini (16 min.), film historian Adriano Aprà (18 min.), and film critic Father Virgilio Fantuzzi (12 min.); American-release prologue (6 min.).
General Note
Program notes in container insert include a new essay by film scholar Peter Brunette ("God's jester"), a director's statement by Rossellini, an essay by film critic André Bazin ("In defense of Rossellini"), and an excerpt from an interview with Rossellini by Victoria Schultz.
General Note
"This DVD release presents the original Italian theatrical version"--Program notes.
General Note
"New, restored high-definition digital transfer"--Container.
Creation/Production Credits
Photography, Otello Martelli ; editing, Jolanda Benvenuti ; music, Renzo Rossellini ; liturgical chants, Father Enrico Buondonno.
Participants/Performers
Brother Nazario Gerardi, Brother Severino Pisacane, Esposito "Peparuolo" Bonaventura, Aldo Fabrizi, Arabella Lemaître.
Description
"In a series of simple and joyous vignettes, director Roberto Rossellini and co-writer Federico Fellini lovingly convey the universal teachings of The People's Saint: humility, faith, and sacrifice. Gorgeously photographed to evoke the medieval paintings of Saint Francis' time, and cast with monks from the Nocera Inferiore Monastery"--Container.
Target Audience
Not rated by the MPAA.
System Details
DVD; Dolby digital mono.
Language
In Italian, with optional English subtitles.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Rossellini, R., Rizzoli, A., Fellini, F., Morlion, F. A., Lisandrini, A., Gerardi, N., Pisacane, S., Bonaventura, E., Fabrizi, A., Lemaître, A., Martelli, O., Benvenuti, J., Rossellini, R., Rossellini, I., Aprà, A., Fantuzzi, V., Brunette, P., & Bazin, A. (2005). Francesco, giullare di Dio: The flowers of St. Francis (Standard format (1.33:1).). Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Roberto Rossellini et al.. 2005. Francesco, Giullare Di Dio: The Flowers of St. Francis. Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Roberto Rossellini et al.. Francesco, Giullare Di Dio: The Flowers of St. Francis Criterion Collection, 2005.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Rossellini, Roberto, et al. Francesco, Giullare Di Dio: The Flowers of St. Francis Standard format (1.33:1)., Criterion Collection, 2005.
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