In Search of the Dark Ages…

kinostr — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 09:13:45 GMT

In Search of the Dark Ages (TV Series, 1979–1981)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlK9gyL6RFk&list=PL2vJ5Cg-wlPx8YFlffdCfHSGS9yOt9egz

Historian Michael Wood presents this BBC series about the Dark Ages. Originally aired in 1981, the series gives the audience an insight into the period known as the Dark Ages with Wood going on a journey of discovery to find out what really happened in Europe following the decline of the Roman Empire. All 8 episodes are included; 'In Search of Offa', 'In Search of Boadicea', 'In Search of Arthur', 'In Search of Alfred the Great', 'In Search of Athelstan', 'In Search of Eric Bloodaxe', 'In Search of Ethelred the Unready' and 'In Search of William the Conqueror'.

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The Gospel According to St Matthew…

kinostr — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 17:27:41 GMT

The Gospel According to St Matthew (1964)
Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ewzr-ioQ_9k

The Gospel According to St. Matthew is a 1964 epic biblical drama film in the Italian neorealist style, written and directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini. It is a cinematic rendition of the story of Jesus according to the Gospel of Matthew, from the Nativity through the Resurrection.

In the neorealist tradition, the film utilizes a cast of non-professional actors, and is filmed entirely on-location throughout Southern Italy. The dialogue is taken directly from the Gospel of Matthew, as Pasolini felt that "images could never reach the poetic heights of the text." He reportedly chose Matthew's Gospel over the others because he had decided that "John was too mystical, Mark too vulgar, and Luke too sentimental." (wikipedia)

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