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Empires - The Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0841887050418
Format: Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: PBS Paramount
Manufacturer: PBS Paramount
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: PBS Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: April 05, 2005
Running Time: 220 minutes
Sales Rank: 7329
Studio: PBS Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: February 04, 2004

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Editorial Review:

Description:
From a small Italian community in 15th-century Florence, the Medici family would rise to rule Europe in many ways. Using charm, patronage, skill, duplicity and ruthlessness, they would amass unparalleled wealth and unprecedented power. They would also ignite the most important cultural and artistic revolution in Western history--the European Renaissance. But the forces of change the Medici helped unleash would one day topple their ordered world. An epic drama played out in the courts, cathedrals and palaces of Europe, this series is both the tale of one family's powerful ambition and of Europe's tortured struggle to emerge from the ravages of the dark ages.




Rating: - Overly Glamorized
Timothy Walker's excellent review highlights some of the deficiencies in this DVD. To them I would ... Read More

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Rating: - Great documentary about medici family
This DVD series consists of 4 episodes lasting a total of 220 minutes. It describes the rise of the ... Read More

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Rating: - A masterpiece!
Before visiting Florence I thought it is a MUST to know about the Medicis. What a great way of learning ... Read More

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Rating: - Enjoy it for fun or education
Have you ever watched a movie that made you anticipate the next scene so much it gave you goose bumps? ... Read More

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Rating: - Tying history together...
This documentary really helped put the Renaissance together. The editing, voice-over, photography and even ... Read More

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