Civilisation. The complete series [videorecording] : a personal view by Kenneth Clark / BBC TV ; produced by Michael Gill and Peter Montagnon ; written by Lord Clark ; directed by Michael Gill, Peter Montagnon, Ann Turner.
Format:
[videorecording] :
Publisher:
Distributed by Warner Home Video,
Copyright Date:
2006
Description:
4 videodiscs (ca. 670 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (34 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.)
Host, Sir Kenneth Clark. Originally broadcast on television Feb. 23-May 18, 1969. Bonus features: Sir David Attenborough remembers the making of Civilisation; Photo gallery of behind-the-scenes stills; 36 p. illustrated booklet of viewing notes.
Contents:
Heroic materialism. The great thaw -- Romance and reality -- Man : the measure of all things -- The hero as artist -- Protest and communication -- Grandeur and obedience -- The light of experience -- The pursuit of happiness -- The smile of reason -- The worship of nature -- The fallacies of hope -- Heroic materialism.
Summary:
Art historian Sir Kenneth Clark presents an epic examination of Western European culture, defining what he considers to be the crucial phases of its development. This lavish series was hailed as a masterpiece when it was broadcast in 1969.
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