Franco Zeffirelli's 1972 classic "Brother Sun and Sister Moon" based on the life of Francis of Assis

[Douglas Carpenter]

A truly great movie - Franco Zeffirelli's 1972 classic "Brother Sun and Sister Moon" based on the life of Francis of Assisi - In English with Italian subtitles.

[hlthe2b]

1. I'd heard of at least the title of that film, but didn't know what it was about...

I'll have to put it on my "Classics to watch" list.

[Abukhatar]

2. i saw this movie...

..when I was in my teens and remembered being moved by it. Years later it completely slipped my mind. Thanks for bringing it back to my attention. Now hoping I can find a Blu Ray version of it

[moobu2]

3. He could probably be succesfully treated today.

[cbayer]

4. Treated for what?

[moobu2]

9. He had some sort of serious illness that most likely led to him having lifelong

hallucinations, serious episodes of depression, evidently he had delusions of grandeur and he also faked what they call stigmata, which is nothing more than self inflicted wounds and then he lied and said it was some magical thing some invisible being was causing or some irrational crap. He would be in a mental ward today on some serious medications if he were around today.

[cbayer]

11. Did you just make that up or do you have anything that substantiates it?

Generally, people are only put in "mental wards" in this country when they present a danger to themselves or others or are unable to care for their basic needs.

Did he fit any of those criteria, in your opinion?

[moobu2]

12. The guys family was very wealthy so I was assuming they would hospitalize him today

He was experiencing visual and auditory hallucinations, he was injuring himself and claiming some supernatural force did it, he experienced periods of deep depression and he was chronically ill and acted like he might have thought he was a fictional character.

If he lived today, I think his family would have him under the care of a doctor at least and probably in some sort of institutional setting depending on what he was suffering from and whether or not it could be treated successfully.

That's my opinion.

[cbayer]

13. That is your opinion.

I have never seen that before, but it could be true.

Then again, maybe he never presented any danger to himself or others.

There are cultures, even today, where people with illness are seen as having some greater value and insight.

Dismissing him and all he did as something that needed treatment and assuming he would have been institutionalized depends on a lot of assumptions.

[rug]

6. Too bad personality disorders are untreatable.

[hrmjustin]

8. Care to expand on your comment?

[rug]

5. I didn't know the whole movie was online. Thanks.

[hrmjustin]

7. Great movie on great saints!

[Douglas Carpenter]

10. a kick -because EVERYONE should at least see this film - if only once

[gopiscrap]

14. I would love get ahold of this film

[Douglas Carpenter]

15. well it is available in full on youtube also on amazon instant movies and amazon DVD

Amazon instant movies:

http://www.amazon.com/Brother-Sun-Sister-Moon/dp/B00170K9FI/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top


Amazon DVD:

http://www.amazon.com/Brother-Sun-Sister-Moon-Widescreen/dp/B00015HX9A/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1377057258&sr=1-1&keywords=brother+sun+sister+moon+1972

[gopiscrap]

16. thanks