Product Details

• Directors: Chris Gormlie
• Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Cromwell Productions
• DVD Release Date: April 25, 2006
• Run Time: 50 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B000ETRA96
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #71,286 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Product Description

The story of the brilliant Italian artist, sculptor, architect and engineer is told in this informative program. Leonardo’s legacy to the world came in so many forms; in the breathtaking beauty of The Last Supper and The Mona Lisa; his rich collection of drawing; the mirror-written notebooks containing original thoughts on astronomy, biology and physiology. This DVD features: State of the art 3D graphics to explain and test Leonardo’s theories and designs, outstanding computer animated reconstructions, the paintings and drawings, rare period imagery, expert commentary and analyses by Dr. Alan Cartwight, School of Engineering at the University of Warwick, Dr. Peter Borcherds, School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Birmingham and Dr. Martin Kemp, Trinity College Oxford.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Narrated slide show of sketches with expert interviews, November 26, 2007

By	Eugene Tenenbaum "reluctant reader" (Bronx, NY USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

It is mostly a narrated slide show of Leonardo's sketches of technical ideas, human anatomy, botanic, figure, and art studies interlaced with interview-like expert commentaries directly spoken to viewers from the screen. There are a few quite simple 3d animations of Leonardo's technical (mainly military) inventions, brief biography illustrated by maps and pictures of Leonardo's patrons, and very brief presentations of his significant art works (mainly paintings) without much of analysis except for Mona Lisa. The 1972 "Life of Leonardo Da Vinci" - though more theatrical - seems to be better made and much more interesting.
CONTENTS:
Chapter 1. Opening
Chapter 2. A True Renaissance Man
Chapter 3. Early Years
Chapter 4. Use of Light and Shade
Chapter 5. The Mona Lisa
Chapter 6. Scientific Observation
Chapter 7. Anatomical Drawings
Chapter 8. Studies in Mathematics
Chapter 9. Evolutionary Theory
Chapter 10. An Architect and Sculptor
Chapter 11. Studies in Animal Motion
Chapter 12. A Nomadic Existence
Chapter 13. Flying Machines
Chapter 14. Hydrodynamics
Chapter 15. Designs in Weaponry
Chapter 16. Bridge Designs
Chapter 17. Mechanical Science
Chapter 18. The Final Years
Chapter 19. A Man Ahead of His Time
Chapter 20. Credits