One of my favorite movies of all time, THE FLOWERS OF ST. FRANCIS is one of the few movies I can think of that photographs the beauty of the human soul. Rossellini’s neo-realist style combined with the clownish sensibilities of Frederico Fellini create something so beautiful it almost defies description. The very faces of the monks have so many different emotions in them, it practically encompasses what Bergman said about the human face being the great subject of cinema. If that’s the case, then Rossellini has filmed a true masterpiece in this movie.