Streaming FLORENCE: Cradle of the Renaissance Online
Vendredi, septembre 3rd, 2010 |
Streaming FLORENCE: Cradle of the Renaissance Online.
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This DVD was purchased based in part on the one existing review and its modest price. Regretably, it is entirely disappointing, representing a nearly worthless purchase. The visual images are still photographs which have all the appearance of color illustrations from 1950’s and 1960’s travel books: they are faded, blurry and the colors are tired and dull.
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Most images of art objects, like statues and those of building facades, are so blurry that details cannot be seen. “Motion” in the DVD consists of the camera zooming into these old photos or panning across them, only making the visual quality worse - and the antique automobiles and everyday clothing worn by people in outdoor scenes leave no doubt about the age of the original photos. The narration is equally tired and old-fashioned: simplistic statements about the “dark ages” and the artists sound like they belong in a boring art history lecture from the 1950’s and would never stand up to today’s more lucid, informed, and balanced interpretations of events and artists. The classical music selections in the background only add distraction to an already poor quality soundtrack.
This DVD is so cheaply produced, it really painful to watch, even though there is a modest amount of useful, factual information included in the narration. In short, don’t buy this DVD if you are thinking of using it for instructional purposes unless you intend to put a class to sleep or as an introduction to - or a souvenier of - a trip to Florence. In fact, don’t think of buying it at all. With shipping charges included, the lowest price you can purchase a copy for is between $9.00 and $10.00. At this price point, a far better purchase would be the “Florence” DVD from Naxos.
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Unlike the DVD under review, the Naxos DVD is nearly twice as long (about 54 minutes) and consists of very high quality, professionally produced color videos of various buildings, sites and historical locations in Florence, accompanied by classical music which is very well chosen to accompany the images. While this DVD has no narration, it does come with a very complete booklet with notes on each “Chapter” (Naxos’ choice of words for “Scenes”). This DVD + a good guide book would be more than adequate to prepare anyone for a first vist to Florence.
Part of the Museum City Series, Florence: Cradle of the Renaissance is an amazing DVD tour of Italy’s cultural center, known for being the epicenter of a cultural rebirth in art, architecture, and philosophy during the 15th century. Taking the viewer on a tour of Florence’s most well-known masterpieces, including Michelangelo’s David, The Bapistry Doors, Giotto’s Bell Tower, the Pazzi Chapel, the Medici and Uffizi palaces, and the Birth of Venus, Florence: Cradle of the Renaissance celebrates both great art and landmark history. A Florence museum guide rounds out this unforgettable voyage, especially recommended for armchair travelers, and surely the next best thing to flying to Florence to see its great treasures in person. 33 minutes, digitally mastered audio & video.
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