The Face and the Threshold Francis: A Cinematic Genealogy of the Sacred

Film Title

Frate Sole

 

English Title

Brother Sun

 

Director

Ugo Falena and Mario Corsi

 

Synopsis

The life of Saint Francis of Assisi. The film has four episodes: The kiss of the leper, In the footsteps of St. Francis of Assisi, Time, and The stigmata.

 

Production Year

1918

 

Production Country

Italy

 

Running Time

1h10

 

Cast

Umberto Palmarini, Silvia Malinverni, Rina Calabria, Filippo Ricci, Lucienne Myosa, Bruno Emanuel Palmi

 

Language / Subtitles

Silent film

 

The film was restored in 1998 with the assistance of Cineteca Italiana.

 

Organized by IIC Beirut and Ambasciata d'Italia in collaboration with Metropolis Cinema