Life of Leonardo Davinci (3pc)
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Movie Review: Fascinating!!!
Summary: 4 Stars
This DVD is focused more on the historical aspect of Da Vinci's life. It is very comprehensive and will give you great detail about his life. I really recommend this DVD to any Renaissance fan or anybody that want to witness our true potential as human beings. Da Vinci invented the parachute before people could fly or even thought about it...I was in particular fascinated about the extra material in this two DVD package, offered a more artistic information about his masterpieces.
Any Da Vinci fan will love this DVD although I think it still does not truly reflect the maestro's legacy.
Movie Review: Good but not Accurate
Summary: 3 Stars
I found this video insightful towards Leonardos life, but much is based on speculation and made-up scenarios. After studying Leonardos life for years, I've learned that this video only captures a small portion of leonardos life, missing soo many important documented discoveries he made. The video also misses his complex cognitive processes which is documented in his notebooks and what is truely favored by most people. The video lacks in many dimensions but is a good beginners introduction into the meistros life.Movie Review: For all Fans of the Maestro
Summary: 5 Stars
How can anyone capture the complexity of such a staggering and legendary figure as Leonardo da Vinci? This massive docudrama gives its all, and will probably never be surpassed. It is an excellent treatment of Leonardo's tulmultuous life, both highly informative and entertaining. The device of having the narrator himself step into the scenes to give context and anecdotal information works very well in counterpoint to the dramatic illustrations of episodes in his life. The narration makes a point of separating the legends (started by Vasari and others) from the facts, the acting is good, and there are many added, startling touches that are fantastic.Movie Review: Mr. Italo Hollywood
Summary: 3 Stars
Although the reviewers seem to like this film a lot, the Italians did not do any justice with this overlong version of the famous artist. It presents him as a callous and distant man, somewhat obsessed by a hatred toward his natural father. In contrast, there is enough documentation that proves him as a very gregarious individual who did a lot for his friends! Then the film lacks his accomplishments as an inventor, and the one obscure but very fun part of his life: In Milan, he was in charge of food services; Leonardo invented the modern eating utensils we use today. Therefore, he had little time to paint. A silly outdated version, where is a good studio when you need one.Movie Review: A reasonable portrayal of an extraordinary talent
Summary: 5 Stars
For many years, I have considered Leonardo Da Vinci to be the most talented person who ever lived and this series of videos reinforces that belief. While the dialog and many circumstances are based on little more than conjecture, the story does give you an indication of the amazing talent that was loaded into just one man. Since it has been reproduced so many times, it easy to forget that "The Last Supper" covers an entire wall. The magnitude and detail of the painting are even more impressive when you understand that. It also increases your disgust when you realize how it has been treated down through the centuries.His talents as a thinker, inventor and engineer are just as impressive. Many of his "inventions" were centuries ahead of their time, anticipating many devices such as the submarine and tank. While none were actually constructed, many of the design principles were sound and it took many people to regenerate his revolutionary ideas.
The tapes also give you detailed insight into the political and economic structure of southern Europe at that time. Northern Italy was the center of the Renaissance, and the city states were economically powerful but militarily weak nations. Ruled by wealthy people who would not have had that kind of political power in earlier centuries, that wealth was spent in the support of court artists so that they could create works to enhance the prestige of the rulers. While this placed substantial resources at the disposal of the artist, it also made them subject to the fickle political winds that were constantly blowing across northern Italy.
His service to deposed rulers made him politically suspect and he was forced to relocate several times during his life. I had never realized that the famous Mona Lisa had been moved so many times. One can only speculate on what his accomplishments would have been had his travels been reduced. It was also new to me that he was once brought up on anonymous charges of heresy, which could have led to his being executed as a heretic.
One of the greatest artists of all time, Leonardo was also one of the great observers, seeing many things that no one else did. Using these observations as a model, he cataloged and invented many things that were centuries ahead of their time. Had he completed it, his books on human anatomy and painting would no doubt still be in use. Leonardo Da Vinci could have achieved a significant place in history in many different areas, together they make him the most talented of all time and these tapes will help you understand the man and the world he lived in. I was amazed, impressed and humbled when I watched them.