The movie itself is hauntingly filmed in a dreamlike manner. I first say brother sun, sister moon, in about 1977 and perhaps once since before i saw it again about two weeks ago. Francis also has a relationship with clair, but it is not a sexual one, though it begins with a bit of flirtatiousness, it is more like that of a brother and sister, or good childhood friends. Brother sun, sister moon fratello sole, sorella luna. Fusing the classical allure of romeo and juliet with the righteous resistance of psychedelia, brother sun, sister moon might be grouped with u. Clair too sees the call of francis to a radical life of service to the poor and rejection of worldly goods and though the movie doesnt go into detail, is the cofounder of the order and a leader for the women. Released 1973, brother sun, sister moon stars graham faulkner, judi bowker, alec guinness, leigh lawson the pg movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 1 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Director franco zeffirellis film, brother sun, sister moon, focuses on the early years of francis of assisi, who sought communion with the. Brother sun, sister moon is a delicate, handsome quasifictional biography of one of the great saints of the catholic church, francis of assisi.
Brother sun, sister moon is a big, limp valentine of a movie, filled with an excess of sweetness and light. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes. I loved everything about it, music, story, cast, scenery, everything. Brother sun, sister moon quotes, movie quotes movie. His subject is francis of assisi, one of the most interesting and natural of saints, but zeffirelli has portrayed him as sort of the first flower child. Franco zeffirelli s brother sun, sister moon is a big, limp valentine of a movie, filled with an excess of sweetness and light. The film is an examination of the life of saint francis of assisi. Its too bad brother sun, sister moon has that reputation, because theres much more to the film than that.
Published on oct 1, 2012 director franco zeffirellis brother sun, sister moon focuses on the early years of francis of assisi, who sought communion with the natural world by renouncing his. Director franco zifferillis brother sun, sister moon focuses on the early years of francis of assisi, who sought communion with the natural world by renouncing his familys riches to seek his own destiny unencumbered by material possessions, francis was, in a sense, historys first quot. Fratello sole, sorella luna is a 1972 film directed by franco zeffirelli and starring graham faulkner and judi. The film is visually well done but should have been in technicolor to enhance effectiveness.
Fratello sole, sorella luna is a 1972 film directed by franco zeffirelli and starring graham faulkner and judi bowker. Brother sun, sister moon fratello sole, sorella luna 1972 rotten. The entire story of the apparitions of our lady of fatima and the angel 100th year anniversary duration. Read the brother sun, sister moon movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. It tells the story of francis who we will later know as saint francis of assissi. Franco zeffirellis brother sun, sister moon is a big, limp valentine of a movie, filled with an excess of sweetness and light. Brother sun sister moon was the first film i had seen in my life. Director franco zeffirelli is often accused of sentimentality, and this 1973 film and its flower power sensibility plays right into that expectation. Brother sun, sister moon donovan acoustic fingerstyle 12 string guitar solo helmut bickel duration. I was 10 at the time when it was on polish tv before 1989 such films were censored by communists. Director franco zeffirellis brother sun, sister moon focuses on the early years of francis of assisi, who sought communion with the natural. Brother sun, sister moon 1973 a medieval italian wastrel graham faulkner becomes francis of assisi, founder of an order under pope innocent iii alec guinness. A video montage from the film, brother sun, sister moon, 1972 directed by franco zeffirelli, with cinematography by ennio guarnieri. It appears to have been filmed on location in umbria with scenes in.