His subject is francis of assisi, one of the most interesting and natural of saints, but zeffirelli has portrayed him as sort of the first flower child. Francis of assisi was an extraordinarily complex and difficult figure whose effect on his contemporary society was electrifying. Brother sun, sister moon 1973 directed by franco zeffirelli genres. Brother sun, sister moon 1973 cast and crew moviefone. Hal leonard digital sheet music at sheet music plus. Films which promote it, and one of them is, undoubtedly, brother sun sister moon, are a real treasure of cinema.
In the early 1970s, donovan agreed to write and record. It is a psychedelic journey across a set of genres that never meant to be grouped together, yet somehow blend effortlessly in the hands of the duo. Even today, many people are moved by his visionary message of universal toleration. Stream tracks and playlists from brother sun, sister moon on your desktop or mobile device. The music of brother sun sister moon is laden with vocal harmonies, dynamic grooves of depth and exquisite musical sensitivity. Brother sun, sister moon 1973 cast and crew a medieval italian wastrel graham faulkner becomes francis of assisi, founder of an order under pope innocent iii alec guinness. Brother sun, sister moon brother sun and sister moon i seldom see you seldom hear your tune preoccupied with selfish misery brother wind and sister air. Judi bowker and graham faulkner in fratello sole, sorella luna 1972. Brother sun, sister moon is the 22nd studio album and 27th album overall from scottish singersongwriter donovan.
The groups smoky debut album flaunted cohens seductive vocal work and robbs tested production pyrot. If were embarrassed by the movies simplistic rejection of war and materialism, how. Roger ebert harshly criticized the film, writing that it had an excess of sweetness and light, and that its dialogue consisted of empty, pretty phrasing. Some of these songs were not in the film and i include them here. Free streaming brother sun, sister moon 1972 online free in 1080p. Watch brother sun, sister moon online 1972 movie yidio. Brother sun, sister moon was released exclusively on the itunes music store in 2004. Tranposable music notes for pianovocalguitar sheet music by donovan donovan. There is a curious and pervading sense of purity in the portrayal of francis and his friends though the religious aspect is delightfully understated some exquisite photography of the italian countryside, and of course donovans songs, especially the beautiful brother sun, sister moon, rarely if ever heard nowadays. Brother sun, sister moon movie by franco zeffirelli graham faulkner st francis of. Download from get your animals blessed there is something. Francis of assisi, an italian preacher from the twelfth century. Fratello sole, sorella luna is a 1972 film directed by franco zeffirelli and starring graham faulkner and judi. All these songs are from the movie called brother sun, sister moon.
Watch the video for brother sun, sister moon from donovans brother sun, sister moon for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. As the movie begins, francis graham faulkner is the son of wealthy merchants, and enjoys his share of. The musical score, using ancient italian melodies, was arranged by donovan. Brother sun, sister moon is a biographical movie made by franco zeffirelli about st. Brother sun, sister moon 1973 movie theaters moviefone.
Francis from the movie brother sun, sister moon the song of st. Brother sun, sister moon fratello sole, sorella luna is a biopic of the life of saint francis of assisi, directed by franco zeffirelli. Brother sun sister moon music, videos, stats, and photos. Director franco zeffirellis film, brother sun, sister moon, focuses on the early years of francis of assisi, who sought communion with the natural world by renouncing his familys riches to seek his own destiny unencumbered by material possessions. Although i love the films title song brother sun, sister moon, which was released as a single, i enjoy this unreleased song even more, perhaps because of the visuals of men working together toward a common goal. Francis of assisi for the first time, and was very much touched by the fantastic soundtrack of this motion picture, originally composed and sung by the scottish folk singer donovan. Brother sun, sister moon graham faulkner judi bowker alec guinness 1973 a medieval italian wastrel graham faulkner becomes francis of assisi, founder of. Released 1973, brother sun, sister moon stars graham faulkner, judi bowker, alec guinness, leigh lawson the pg movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 1 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing brother sun, sister moon near you.
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