DVD
Simon Schama's power of art
Record details
- ISBN: 1419851853
- ISBN: 9781419851858
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Physical Description:
videorecording
videorecording
videodisc
3 videodiscs (ca. 400 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. - Publisher: [S.l.] : BBC Video : 2 Entertain : Distributed by BBC Worldwide Americas ; Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2007]
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Title from container. Originally broadcast on television in 2006. Contains 8 episodes from the television series. "Due to contractual restrictions, certain edits have been made to the originally transmitted programs." Special features: Audio commentaries with Simon Schama, Clare Beavan, David Belton & Andy Serkis; interview with Simon Schama. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Disc 1: Caravaggio ; Bernini ; Rembrandt -- Disc 2: David ; Turner ; Van Gogh -- Disc 3: Picasso ; Rothko. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Featuring Andy Serkis as Van Gogh; Paul Popplewell as Caravaggio; Alan Corduner as Rothko. |
| System Details Note: | DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9, enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo., DVD9, NTSC. |
| Language Note: | English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Art -- History Artists -- Biography |
| Genre: | Documentary television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
Available copies
- 3 of 3 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Creston Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creston Public Library | DVD 700 SIM (Text) | 35140000752652 | Non-fiction Videos | Volume hold | Available | - |
Summary:
Focusing on eight iconic works of art, this series reveals the history of visual imagination through the ages. A combination of reconstruction, photography and storytelling transport the viewer back to the intense moments when great works were conceived and born: the murderous, messianic world of Baroque Rome; opulent, parvenu Amsterdam; paranoid, revolutionary Paris; Victorian England suffocating beneath riches and righteousness; the madhouses and brothels of Provence; the carnage of civil war Spain; 1950s New York, caught between Cold War jitters and Manhattan glitter. In each place, a great artist is backed into a corner, facing a crisis, given a chance to confound his rivals, enemies and critics one more time.
