Mickey Rourke as St. Francis.

[Graybeard]

Films about Francis of Assisi include "Francesco" a 1989 film starring Mickey Rourke as Francis and Helena Bonham Carter as St. Clare.

Roberto Rossellini's "The Flowers of St. Francis" (1950) on DVD from Criterion.

And the Hollywood version, "Francis Of Assisi" (1961) which co-stars Dolores Hart as St. Clare. Hart left Hollywood a few years after this film to become a Catholic nun.

[BootinUp]

1. Is the version with Rourke worth a watch then?

I usually like his performances.

[Graybeard]

2. Reviews I've read were all negative.

Saying the film was 'strange' and Rourke unintelligible for most of it. Maybe watch it as an oddity?

[El Supremo]

3. I saw it. And it was strange.