Francesco [videorecording] / story by Liliana Cavani ; screenplay by Liliana Lavani, Roberta Mazzoni ; produced by Guilio Scanni, Jost Steinbruchel ; directed by Liliana Cavani.
DVD release of the 1995 film. Based on Franz von Assisi by Hermann Hesse. Mickey Rourke, Helen Bonham-Carter, Andréa Ferréol, Paolo Bonacelli, Hans Zischler, Peter Berling.
Summary:
The story of the passionately mystical life of Saint Francis of Assisi. The decadent son of a wealthy, 13th-century Italian merchant, Francesco experienced a religious awakening and set an enduring example of devotion and sacrifice.
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