Reluctant Saint "Don't make a saint of me," Francis of Assisi told a friend - even as his charisma and holiness were dazzling his contemporaries and generating a legend that has lasted almost a millennium. Reluctant Saint shows us a Saint Francis who transcends the image familiar to even the least religious among us: wealthy playboy, soldier, businessman, preacher, defender of the poor, mystic and - later - a guiding light to ecologists and animal rights activists. Filmed on location in Italy, Reluctant Saint captures all the violence, color, and mystery of Francis' time - time like our own, full of crisis, craving for reform and for a deeper, simpler, more personal faith. Reluctant Saint offers new insights into a life that has engaged the hearts and minds of millions over the centuries. " Reluctant Saint: Francis