Renaissance, The

What happened in Europe at the time of the renaissance and how has it influenced modern man? This historical documentary takes us back to one of history's most intriguing and crucial chapters of Europe's history when doors opened to whole new worlds; when man explored the stars, and traveled to the ends of the earth. The geniuses of the renaissance created a completely new understanding of the world and of mankind. This film tells the story of how it unfolds, and how the ideas came to affect the lives of Europeans. The Renaissance began in Italy during the 14th & 15th centuries where the perceived belief that all things great and small are controlled by God, was challenged. The thirst for knowledge prevailed and everything between heaven and earth was questioned. The next 200 years, this spread across Europe, leaving deep tracks in the fields of art, politics and ideas. However during this period, humanism and its ideals concerning the individual's rights and reciprocal respect and tolerance between people existed side by side with widespread persecution and intolerance. Until a few years ago the period has been presented as a pronounced break with the Middle Ages' gloomy church autonomy and narrow-mindedness. Today, we know there are many more sides and that the true story of this unique chapter in history has to be made up of the light and the dark. The program takes us on a journey through the renaissance; from Florence in the South, to London and Amsterdam to Scandinavia in the North. It discusses the influences of great thinkers such as from Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci to Copernicus, Tycho Brahe and Luther.

This film is not part of a series.

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