Recommendations: Great Unknown Movies
Copyright 1987 Mark R. Leeper
There has been a good deal of discussion about unsung films (many of which among the film fans I know are at least somewhat "sung"). I want to recommend a film that I have never heard anyone else recommend. What makes it even odder is that it is a religious film and I generally hate religious films. This one didn't play fair, however: I already loved the film before I recognized the story or the allusion of the title! The film is Franco Zefferelli's 1973 BROTHER SUN, SISTER MOON. It is one of the most beautiful films I have ever seen. Just about any frame of the film, blown up, could make a beautiful poster for the film. Music is by popular singer Donovan and the script bears four names (usually a bad sign), including Zefferelli and--of all people--Lina Wertmuller. Some people claim IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE always has the power to cheer them up. Capra's film doesn't do that for me but this film does.
Mark R. Leeper
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