Francesco (1989 film)

Francesco
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLiliana Cavani
Screenplay byLiliana Cavani
Roberta Mazoni
Produced byGiulio Scanni
StarringMickey Rourke
Helena Bonham Carter
CinematographyGiuseppe Lanci
Ennio Guarnieri
Edited byGabriella Cristiani
Music byVangelis
Distributed byItal-Noleggio Cinematografico
Release date
  • April 22, 1989 (1989-04-22)
Running time
104 minutes (Germany)
150 minutes (Italy)
133 minutes (Argentina)
CountriesItaly
West Germany
LanguagesEnglish
Italian

Francesco is a 1989 historical drama film about the life of St. Francis of Assisi. It is directed and co-written by Liliana Cavani, and stars Mickey Rourke as Francis and Helena Bonham Carter as the future St. Claire. The screenplay is adapted from Hermann Hesse’s 1904 book Francis of Assisi. Vangelis composed the musical score.

The film won three awards and was nominated for a fourth. Danilo Donati won the 1989 David di Donatello Award for Best Production Design, and the 1989 Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists Silver Ribbon also for Best Production Design. Fabio Bussotti won the Syndicate's Best Supporting Actor Award. Director Liliana Cavani was nominated for the Golden Palm at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

The film is the second of three works by Cavani about St. Francis, preceded by a 1966 telefilm starring Lou Castel in the title role, and a 2014 production with Mateusz Kościukiewicz.

  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Francesco". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-08-01.