Directed by Roberto Rossellini • 1971 • Italy
Roberto Rossellini may have made SOCRATES (1971) for television, but he didn't let the small screen's budget and production limitations -- drawing on the few presumed facts known about the philosopher, and with fine central performances by Jean Sylvere and Anne Caprile, he ended up with a charming, visually stylized and engaging account of his subject's last days.
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In this evocative, atmospheric biography, Roberto Rossellini brings to life philosopher and mathematician Blaise Pascal, who, amid religious persecution and ignorance, believed in a harmony between God and science.
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THE AGE OF THE MEDICI: Episode 1
“The Exile of Cosimo”
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THE AGE OF THE MEDICI: Episode 2
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