Narrated by Sir Derek Jacobi - star of the landmark television series "I, Claudius" - this documentary explores art and culture around the Bay of Naples before Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD 79. The bay was then the most fashionable destination for vacationing Romans. Julius Caesar, emperors, and senators were among those who owned sumptuous villas along its shores. Artists flocked to the region to create frescoes, sculpture, and luxurious objects in gold, silver, and glass for villa owners as well as residents of Pompeii and other towns in the shadow of Vesuvius. The film concludes with the story of the discovery of Pompeii and Herculaneum from the 18th century onward.

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Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the...

"...a charming depiction of life as I knew it with my grandparents in my own village..." Clara Cale...

The story is set at the beginning of the 20th century in Sicily. Salvatore, a very poor farmer, and ...
A discovery of the pictorial art that Ndebele women traditionally practice in South Africa: painting...
A picture about the fine art of prehistoric times, the remains of which have been found in various p...
The first part of the documentary about the work of the Czech painter Mikoláš Alš called "The Song o...
The second part of the documentary about the work of the Czech painter Mikoláš Alš called "Glorious ...

A documentary short by Barbara Bingley-Verseman about the creation of a monumental outdoor mural by ...

A film about the artist Marlene Dumas: - There's no right way to portray or to understand someone. I...

When Patrizia Reggiani, an outsider from humble beginnings, marries into the Gucci family, her unbri...

Short costume picture on the infamous Roman Emperor.

William Friedkin attends an exorcism with Father Gabriele Amorth, as he treats an Italian woman name...

"Meat Joy is an erotic rite — excessive, indulgent, a celebration of flesh as material: raw fish, ch...

The inner world of the great painter Max Ernst is the subject of this film. One of the principal fou...

Going to the very heart of the Bible's most challenging Book, this one hour documentary decodes the ...
A documentary about German tourists on vacation in Italy and various activities at their Italian vac...