Brian Sewell's Grand Tour of Italy

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Call Number: DVD 945 Br
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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Originally broadcast on television as individual episodes, 2005-2006.
Bonus features: 20-page viewer's guide includes highlights, questions to consider, avenues for further learning, "The things they carried," and "From grand tour to gap year"; "Side trips: tour tidbits explained"; biographies of Brian Sewell and the grand tour artists; exclusive web extras.
v. 1 (113 min.). episode 1. Mont Cenis Pass, Turin, and Milan ; episode 2. Cremona, Parma, and Bologna ; episode 3. Florence -- v. 2 (117 min.). episode 4. San Gimignano, Siena, Radicofani, and Orvieto ; episode 5. Rome ; episode 6. Naples and New Pompeii -- v. 3 (78 min.). episode 7. Paestum, Todi, and Urbino ; episode 8. Rimini, Ferrara, and Mantua -- v. 4 (78 min.). episode 9. Vicenza, Possagno, and Padua ; episode 10. Venice.
Presented by Brian Sewell.
Brian Sewell follows the footsteps of young 18th century British aristocrats undertaking a grand tour through Italy, exploring art, architecture, manners and mores with erudition and wit. He journeys through Rome, Florence, Venice, Naples, Siena, and Milan showcasing cathedrals, palazzos, paintings and sculptures while giving insight into the travels and travails of tourists past.
DVD, 16:9 widescreen; Dolby digital stereo.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Not understandable submitted by ljq on August 13, 2011, 6:21pm His accent is very hard to understand in these DVDs, unless you put on captions, you might as well just watch and not listen.

Erudite Englishman - cynical & melancholy submitted by vk on October 5, 2014, 9:52pm This is not your happy travels, and certain parts are definitely not suitable for family viewing!

Rather it's a cynical and melancholy journey of a 73-yr old erudite Englishman fascinated with evoking culturally and sexually the 18th century young male aristocrats and reliving his own youthful jaunts 50 years ago to Italy. Slow development over four DVDs. Not worth the time to view it all!

dissapointing submitted by mandevil on February 6, 2017, 9:59am narrated by an overbearing blowhard. Some interesting scenery- but really??