Frate Sole (1918)
59m
Running Time
May 27, 1918Release Date
Plot.
The intersecting lives of Francis and Claire of Assisi. Claire turns down the proposals of the wealthy and dedicates herself to the Lord. Francis is the son of a merchant who turns from his life of cavorting with courtesans to an ascetic life in service of the Lord-- Who opens up the path to sainthood for the both of them.
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Cast & Crew.
Rina Calabria
Actress
Lucienne Myosa
Actress
Umberto Palmarini
Actor
Mario Corsi
Director
Ugo Falena
Director
Bruno Emanuel Palmi
Actor
Silvia Malinverni
Filippo Ricci
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Frate Sole (Brother Sun) is a 1918 Italian silent film based on the life of St Francis of Assisi, directed by Ugo Falena and Mario Corsi.
The film has four episodes, The kiss of the leper, In the footsteps of St. Francis of Assisi, Time, and The stigmata.
The film was restored in 1998 with the assistance of Cineteca Italiana.