Botticelli, Florence and the Medici

Open-air museum with an explorer of modern beauty and the never-ending fascination with masterpieces like The Birth of Venus.

Botticelli e Firenze. La nascita della bellezza
Italy 2020
  • Czech
95 min.
Přístupný
  • This film is available until 21. 9. 2025 in these territories: Czechia, Slovakia.
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Beauty, creativity, genius: the Renaissance Florence of Lorenzo de’ Medici, known as the Magnificent, was a powerhouse of art and culture coexisting with a dark side. Made up of power struggles, intrigues and brutal violence. One artist, more than any other, was able to project into his works, the lights and shadows of an era destined never to be forgotten: Sandro Botticelli (1445–1510). From the outset of his career under the wing of the Medici family, Botticelli asserted himself as the inventor of an ideal Beauty, which found its maximum expression in works such as The Allegory of Spring and The Birth of Venus.

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Credits
Director: Marco Pianigiani
Cinematography: Timoty Aliprandi
Sound: Saverio Damiani
Editing: Andrea Catalano, Michele Porcella
Cast: Stephen Mangan, Emilio Puggioni
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  • This film is available until 21. 9. 2025 in these territories: Czechia, Slovakia.