Mary Wellesley · At the National Gallery: St Francis of Assisi · LRB 27 July 2023 lrb.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from lrb.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Trying to make sense of the most dubious selection on the Vatican film list: Francesco (1989), starring Mickey Rourke as St. Francis and Helena Bonham-Carter as St. Clare. The film attempts to take its protagonist seriously as a saint, but Mickey Rourke s performance strips away most of what we know about Francis s delightful personality.
The great Italian director Roberto Rossellini made what is generally regarded as the best movie about St. Francis of Assisi: The Flowers of St. Francis.