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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Paramount
EAN: 9780792197003
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, Surround Sound, Digital Sound, Dubbed, NTSC
ISBN: 0792197003
Label: Paramount
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageFrenchOriginal LanguageEnglishSubtitled
Manufacturer: Paramount
MPN: PARD080984D
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: March 09, 2004
Running Time: 121 minutes
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: December 02, 1972
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
A medieval italian wastrel becomes francis of assisi founder of an order under pope innocent iii. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 03/09/2004 Starring: Graham Faulkner Alec Guinness Run time: 121 minutes Rating: Pg Director: Franco Zeffirelli
Amazon.com:
It seemed like a good idea in 1973: a musical scored by Donovan about the life and times of St. Francis of Assisi, the passionate ascetic who expressed love for God by loving nature. But the finished product was something else. Filmmaker Franco Zeffirelli (Endless Love) makes a decorous effort at communicating the ideals of Francis and even tweaking the character toward flower-power relevance. But the result is feel-good fluff, a boring movie that doesn't penetrate its subject as much as reinvent him toward a modern bias. Graham Faulkner is entirely forgettable in the lead, and Donovan's songs on this project aren't exactly first-rate, either. --Tom Keogh
Average Rating: 
Rating:  -
It's been a long time since I saw "Brother Sun, Sister Moon" and I had forgotten how good it was. I'm no expert on the life of St Francis of Assisi so I don't know how historically accurate this movie is, and, given that it was made in 1972, I suspect that the story owes more to the hippie movement than history. Francesco certainly sounds like a medieval hippie because he is depicted as the dissolute son of a rich family who becomes disillusioned with war and the lavish lifestyle of the rich in ... Read More
Rating:  -
I missed seeing Brother Sun and Sister Moon back in 1973 when I was in college. I really wanted to go because I was greatly impressed by Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet and also I had read Nikos Kazantzakis' novel "Brother Sun and Siser Moon" which must have been a background resource for this film. Now, after 36 years I finally have seen the film. I found I had very mixed opinions about the film and thus had to give it a 3 out of 5 stars.
The film is very beautiful in its art direction ... Read More
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This is some of the most beautiful cinematography I have ever seen, and Graham Faulkner is just transcendent as Saint Francis. He apparently did not have much of an acting career after this, which is a shame because I felt he brilliantly conveyed the spiritual transformation that turned Francesco from the spoiled son of a merchant to a spiritual visionary who took the vows of poverty and chastity to preach love, compassion, and reverence for nature. The soundtrack with its title song by Donovan is also charming.
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Beautiful film. A little hippie at times but captures the spirit of St. Francis and the influence he had on the Church in his time.
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While not historically accurate, this movie I believe is true to the spirit of Saint Francis. While certainly a product of the flower children era of Bob Dylan, the songs, acting, direction, costuming, and cinematography are are excellent and beautiful, creating an inspiring movie.
The disillusionment of Bernardo with the crusades seems similar to the disgust of soldiers returning from Vietnam and other wars, always searching for a great ideal to live by. Paolo - a lawyer seems to reflect the down-to ... Read More
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