The trajectory traced by these films is far more than a retrospective devoted to Saint Francis: it constitutes a genuine history of the cinematic gaze upon the sacred. From Il poverello di Assisi by Enrico Guazzoni to Chiara by Susanna Nicchiarelli, passing through Francesco giullare di Dio by Roberto Rossellini and Fratello Sole, Sorella Luna … Continue reading THE FACE AND THE THRESHOLD | FRANCIS: A CINEMATIC GENEALOGY OF THE SACRED