Clare and Francis

Not to be confused with Clare Francis.

Clare and Francis (Italian: Chiara e Francesco) is a 2007 Italian television film directed by Fabrizio Costa. The film deals with the friendship and the spiritual journey of Francis of Assisi and Clare of Assisi.

Clare and Francis
Written by	Francesco Arlanch
Directed by	Fabrizio Costa
Starring	Ettore Bassi Maria Palma Petruolo Gabriele Cirilli Lando Buzzanca Ángela Molina
Composer	Marco Frisina
Country of origin	Italy
Original language	Italian
Production
Producer	Luca Bernabei
Cinematography	Giovanni Galasso
Editor	Alessandro Lucidi
Running time	201 min.
Original release
Network	Rai 1
Release	2007 (2007)

Plot

Cast

• Ettore Bassi as Francis of Assisi
• Maria Palma Petruolo as Clare of Assisi
• Gabriele Cirilli as Illuminatus
• Lando Buzzanca as Pietro di Bernardone
• Ángela Molina as Pica
• Antonella Fattori as Ortolana
• Luca Biagini as Cardinal Pelagio
• Fabrizio Bucci as Bernard
• Ignazio Oliva as Elias
• Diego Casale as Giles
• Ivano Marescotti as Monaldo
• Ivan Franek as Federico
• Vincent Riotta as Favarone
• Roberto Nobile as Bishop Guido
• Luigi Diberti as Pope Innocent VIII

Production

The film was shot between Tunis, Rome, Gubbio and Bevagna.^[1]

Reception

Corriere della Sera television critic Aldo Grasso criticised the film for its lack of spiritual elements.^[2] When asked for their opinion, the conventual friars of the Sacro Convento in Assisi had mixed views, praising its historical rigour, lack of rhetorics and acting performances, but finding some inadequacy in representing the theological and human depth of Francis.^[3]