Rossellini's History Films: Renaissance and Enlightenment

Aroview: Three TV films about some of the western world's major figures and moments, from Italian master Roberto Rossellini in the final phase of his career.

Disc 1:

The Age of Medici (1972, 255 min) - A wonderfully expansive miniseries about renaissance Florentine history, bringing paintings from the 15th Century to life, with a score by Manuel de Sica.

Discs 2 & 3:

Cartesius (1974, 150 min) - Explores the life and thought of French philosopher René Descartes (1596-1650), whose line "I think, therefore I am" catapulted civilisation into The Enlightenment.

Blaise Pascal (1972, 135) - Evocative portrait of the philosopher and mathematician who faced religious persecution in the 17th century for his progressive views on god and science.