Francesco, giullare di Dio  The flowers of St. Francis /  [videorecording] = 
 Flowers of St. Francis Disc label title:  Roberto Rossellini's The flowers of St. Francis 
Janus Films ; Produzzione Rizzoli ; [producer, Angelo Rizzoli] ; soggetto di Roberto Rossellini ; hanno partecipato alla elaborazione Federico Fellini, Felix Morlion, e Antonio Lisandrini. 
 - [Italy:  Medusa Video,  c2003. 
 - 1 videodisc (83min.) :  sd., b&w ;  4 3/4 in. 
<br/><br/> Originally released as an Italian motion picture in 1950.  Inspired by I fioretti di S. Francesco.  Series numbering from container spine.  Some credits from booklet inserted in container.  Special features: exclusive new video interviews, conducted in 2004, with actress Isabella Rossellini, film historian Adriano Apráa, and film critic Father Virgilio Fantuzzi; the American-release prologue, situating the film in its historical context through paintings and frescoes; 36-page booklet featuring a new essay by film scholar Peter Brunette and reprinted writings by Roberto Rossellini and critic Andrâe Bazin. 
<br/><br/>Brother Nazario Gerardi, Brother Severino Pisacane, Esposito Bonaventura, Aldo Fabrizi, Arabella Lemaãitre. 
<br/><br/> In a series of simple and joyous vignettes, director Roberto Rossellini and co-writer Federico Fellini lovingly convey the universal teachings of humility, faith, and sacrifice of the People's Saint--Container. 
<br/><br/><br/>In Italian 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Francis, of Assisi, Saint,  1182-1226 --Drama.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Saints--Italy--Drama.<br/>Monks--Italy--Drama.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Feature films.<br/>Biographical films.<br/>Motion pictures, Italian.<br/>Religious films.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>CM DVD 01058