Simon Schama's Power of art [videorecording] / a BBC/Thirteen WNET New York co-production ; written and presented by Simon Schama ; series producer, Clare Beavan.
Schama, Simon.; Beavan, Clare.; Hindmarch, Carl.; Runcie, James.; Condie, Steven.; Belton, David.; Popplewell, Paul.; Gherpelli, Andrea.; Wakeling, Aubrey.; Hyde, Mark.; Serkis, Andy.; Cortes, Pep.; Corduner, Allan.; British Broadcasting Corporation.; WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.); BBC Video (Firm); 2 Entertain (Firm); BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc.; Warner Home Video (Firm)
2007
N5300 .S56 2007
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Title Simon Schama's Power of art [videorecording] / a BBC/Thirteen WNET New York co-production ; written and presented by Simon Schama ; series producer, Clare Beavan.
ISBN 1419851853
9781419851858
Imprint [London] : BBC Video : 2/entertain ; Burbank, Calif. : Distributed in the USA and Canada by Warner Bros. Video, c2007.
Language English
Language Note English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired.
Description 3 videodiscs (ca. 400 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Other Standard Identifiers 794051299628
Call Number N5300 .S56 2007
Dewey Decimal Classification 709
Distributor No. E2996 BBC Video
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.
Note 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 (disc 3).
Presentor, Simon Schama.
Credits Photography, Gary Clarke ... [et al.] ; editor, Gary Dollner ... [et al.] ; music, Peter Salem ... [et al.].
Performer Paul Popplewell as Caravaggio, Andrea Gherpelli as Bernini, Aubrey Wakeling as David, Mark Hyde as Turner, Andy Serkis as Van Gogh, Pep Cortes as Picasso, Alan Corduner as Rothko.
Cast Paul Popplewell as Caravaggio, Andrea Gherpelli as Bernini, Aubrey Wakeling as David, Mark Hyde as Turner, Andy Serkis as Van Gogh, Pep Cortes as Picasso, Alan Corduner as Rothko.
System Details Note DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9) enhanced presentation; Dolby Digital stereo., DVD9, NTSC.
Added Author Schama, Simon.
Beavan, Clare.
Hindmarch, Carl.
Runcie, James.
Condie, Steven.
Belton, David.
Popplewell, Paul.
Gherpelli, Andrea.
Wakeling, Aubrey.
Hyde, Mark.
Serkis, Andy.
Cortes, Pep.
Corduner, Allan.
Added Corporate Author British Broadcasting Corporation.
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
BBC Video (Firm)
2 Entertain (Firm)
BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc.
Warner Home Video (Firm)
Record Appears in On-Campus Resources > DVDs
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disc 1: Caravaggio / produced & directed by Carl Hindmarch ; Bernini / produced & directed by Clare Beavan ; Rembrandt / produced & directed by James Runcie, Clare Beavan
disc 2: David / produced & directed by Clare Beavan ; Turner / produced & directed by Steven Condie ; Van Gogh / produced & directed by David Belton
disc 3: Picasso / produced & directed by Steven Condie; Rothko / produced & directed by Carl Hindmarch.

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