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Brother Sun, Sister Moon [DVD] [1973]

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Graham Faulkner (Actor), Judi Bowker (Actor), Franco Zeffirelli (Director, Writer) Rated: Parental Guidance Format: DVD
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  • Actors: Graham Faulkner, Judi Bowker, Leigh Lawson, Kenneth Cranham, Lee Montague
  • Directors: Franco Zeffirelli
  • Writers: Franco Zeffirelli, Charles Dyer, Kenneth Ross, Lina Wertmüller, Suso Cecchi D'Amico
  • Producers: Dyson Lovell, Luciano Perugia
  • Format: PAL
  • Language: English
  • Subtitles: English, Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Serbian
  • Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.77:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 5 April 2004
  • Run Time: 116 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (70 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0001CVAY2
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 12,703 in DVD & Blu-ray (See Top 100 in DVD & Blu-ray)

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Exploration of the early years of Francis of Assisi, the founder of the Roman Catholic order of Franciscans, who left a life of comf ort to seek a spiritual union with the world. Nominated for an Academy Award.

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It seemed like a good idea in 1973: a musical scored by Donovan about the life and times of St. Francis of Assisi, the passionate ascetic who expressed love for God by loving nature. But the finished product was something else. Filmmaker Franco Zeffirelli (Endless Love) makes a decorous effort at communicating the ideals of Francis and even tweaking the character toward flower-power relevance. But the result is feel-good fluff, a boring movie that doesn't penetrate its subject as much as reinvent him toward a modern bias. Graham Faulkner is entirely forgettable in the lead and Donovan's songs on this project aren't exactly first-rate, either. --Tom Keogh --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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5.0 out of 5 starsMarvellous
By A Customer on 28 July 2004
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I never understand the bad reviews that one reads for this film. It is a stunningly beautiful evocation of Francis life. Do you find it a modern reading of Francis? Good!! That will let you connect with the real person.
A most beautiful film, full of art references. DO NOT MISS THIS FILM!!
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4.0 out of 5 starsSaint Francis in a late twentieth century context
By Nicktomjoe on 9 July 2003
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The date of release says it all; Francis' return from a disastrous war leaves him scarred and disillusioned. The parallels with Vietnam are obvious, although not overdone; Donovan's music plants this squarely in the seventies. A series of (simply portayed) religious experiences changes Francis' life, and gradually that of his friends.
Shot in Northern Italy in the bright colours and "spit and sawdust" that are Zeffirelli's trademarks (as in his Jesus, and Romeo and Juliet, and parodied mercilessly in Jabberwocky and Life of Brian), the cast rise to the occasion to produce a romanticised version of Francis' early adult life, slightly over the top, perhaps, but coherent and dramatically plausible. If the costumes or some of the scenes are extravagant, they nonetheless portray the ethos of the central Middle Ages very well: small town rivalries, the increasingly uneasy relations between rich and poor, the lumbering ritual of a rapidly stagnating Christianity that the Franciscans did so much to revitalise. If it didn't look quite like that, it ought to have done.
I have loved the film since I first saw it and still find myself singing the music (failed hippy!).
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4.0 out of 5 starsSt Francis for the 1970s
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Zeffirelli's take on St Francis is very much of its time with its echoes of anti-Vietnam war protest, flower power, hippies, youth revolt, etc.

Much maligned on release, it looks far better in perspective. Indeed, it is something of an undiscovered gem, an unusual and provocative study of contrasting wealth and poverty, true religion and hypocrisy. There is a curious and pervading sense of purity in the portrayal of Francis and his friends -- though the religious aspect is delightfully understated -- some exquisite photography of the Italian countryside, and of course Donovan's songs, especially the beautiful Brother Sun, Sister Moon, rarely if ever heard nowadays.

The modern hippy movement, despite its spiritual pretensions and original iconic status, came to little in the end; but Francis and his followers, who also turned their backs on society in search of something more meaningful, left their mark on the world for ever.
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5.0 out of 5 starsMoving
By A Customer on 6 Dec. 2000
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I firts saw this film as a child (I must have been six or seven). I loved it, and as for the music, I cannot listen to it without being moved to tears. Zeffirelli really caught the spirituality of St. Francis.
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5.0 out of 5 starsA rediscovered favourite
By Calling_MrLee on 7 July 2010
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Another film i hadn't seen since i was a child. So glad i bought it. I love the music, the cinematography is exquisite, the cast delightful. But what inspires me most is the absolute surrender to God's will that Francis displays. I am aware of other film adaptations of St Francis of Assissi, and i would surely check them out. However, for me, Brother Sun, Sister Moon is as good as it gets. A true masterpiece that i never tire of watching.
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4.0 out of 5 starsnostalgia
By coracle on 6 July 2010
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If you are fond of beautiful well composed scenes, impressionist landscapes then this is well worth watching. I first saw this when I was about 17/18 and about to enter art college. I was really struck by the art direction and photography. I then was fortunate enough to travel to Assisi soon after the film was completed. (The Rocca Magiorie being used as part of the inside of Francis's family business). The film has a kind of innocent quality about it and feels to be more about the ideal than the characters of Francis and Clare. Parts are particularly moving, such as Francis's meeting with the Pope.

A shade too long but a nice addition to the debate about the radical lifestyles of these two inspirational lives.
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5.0 out of 5 starsBest film ever
By A Customer on 28 July 2004
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I never understand the bad reviews that one reads for this film. It is a stunningly beautiful evocation of Francis life. Do you find it a modern reading of Francis? Good!! That will let you connect with the real person.
A most beautiful film, full of art references. DO NOT MISS THIS FILM!!
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5.0 out of 5 starsWhat an amazing movie
By Hyl on 15 Feb. 2005
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It is an incredibly inspirational and encouraging movie. I haven't yet seen a film that has taught me so much about myself and my faith as this one. Take a look, I reccommend.
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