29 February 2004 (UK) more
Best documentary ever more (6 total)
| Susannah York | ... | Narrator (voice) | |
| Stephen Noonan | ... | Michelangelo | |
| Roy Holder | ... | Julius II | |
| Remo Masini | ... | Girolamo Savonarola | |
| Alessandro Riccio | ... | Lorenzo the Magnificent | |
| Daniele Favilli | ... | Pietro Torrigiano (as Daniele Favili) | |
| Andrea Pericoli | ... | Leonardo da Vinci | |
| Massimo Alì | ... | Ascanio Condivi | |
| Maurizio Bartoli | ... | Donato Bramante | |
| Roberto Maltagliati | ... | Tommaso de' Cavalieri |
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| Tim Dunn | |||
| Stuart Elliott | |||
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| Tim Dunn | .... | producer | |
| Stuart Elliott | .... | producer | |
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| Charlie Mole | |||
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| Lee Curran | |||
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| Roger Harris | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Pauline Cox | .... | hair designer | |
| Pauline Cox | .... | makeup designer | |
| Pauline Cox | .... | prosthetic makeup artist | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Joe McNally | .... | jimmy jib operator | |
UK:60 min (per episode) | Germany:120 min (Episodes 1 & 2)
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Stereo (RCA Sound System)
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The Divine Michelangelo is one of the best documentaries I have ever seen. First of all, I was deeply attracted by the grandiose architecture of the Middle Ages shown in the movie; second, I was really impressed by the three incredible and beautiful masterpieces accomplished by Michelangelo: David, paintings on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, and St Peter's dome; third, I totally sympathized at all the hardships Michelangelo underwent during his strive for the eternal fame and fortune as an outsider; last but not least, I really appreciate the persistence Michelangelo possessed throughout his life as a genius of art. Besides, the acting is super. Those soliloquies of Michelangelo's reveal very well his inner world: how bold he was to fight with his own demon, how confident he was to stick to his own belief and how determined he was to quest for perfection on his way to be an unprecedented sculptor, painter and architect. All in all, the movie is both spectacular and instructive.