Coming Soon to
Roxy Cinema
Coming Soon to
Roxy Cinema
Presented by Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Sydney
This beautiful documentary recounts how, in the 14th Century, the world of art was revolutionised by the arrival in Padova of the artist and Architect Giotto di Bondone. Giotto brought to the city a new artistic language from which an extraordinary artistic and cultural era arose that would then continue throughout the fourteenth century and lay the foundations from which the Renaissance could grow. Giotto painted religious and civil buildings, both public and private, at the service of illustrious families, the municipality, the clergy and, in particular, the Signoria of the Carraresi. His works are of extraordinary beauty, gifting the world a heritage that is still admired today. Padova became Urbs picta – “The painted city” the centre of Padova has been made a UNESCO World Heritage site.
A documentary that maps a multitude of things: art history, a city, history, and has the ambition to reach all audiences, from the curiosity of students, the interest of amateurs and to pique the experts. - Francesco Costantini Cinematographe.it