Brother Sun, Sister Moon

The second major filmed biography of St. Francis of Assisi, Brother Sun, Sister Moon is a dazzlingly attractive production. Graham Faulkner stars as saint-in-the-making Francesco, who is so lovingly photographed (by Ennio Guarniere) that even the men in the audience will fall in love with him. While fighting in the Crusades, Francesco falls victim to a fever which induces horrible visions of apocalyptic future. He emerges from his wartime experiences determined to do nothing but good for hi...