Giordano Bruno (1973)
Directed by Giuliano Montaldo
Genres - Drama, Historical Film |
Sub-Genres - Biopic [feature], Period Film, Religious Drama |
Run Time - 115 min. |
Countries - France, Italy |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Clarke Fountain
Giordano Bruno (1548-1600) was one of the pivotal thinkers of the Renaissance. A Dominican friar in Italy, he left the order and taught widely throughout Europe. Among the ideas he taught were the inexpressibility of any ultimate truths and the complete relativity of ordinary truth. He also taught religious tolerance. For these and other deviations, he was burned at the stake by the Inquisition. This lavish Italian film takes up his story after he has returned to Venice from meetings with European heads of state and teaching sessions at the great universities.
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philosophy, church, Italy, monk, provocative
