Historical film directed and written by Sacha Guitry follows the the history of Paris from its founding through the significant events in the city's...

In autumn of 1526, the Emperor, Charles V, sends his German landsknechts led by Georg von Frundsberg to march towards Rome. The inferior papal...

In 1500, Duke Cesare Borgia hopes to marry his sister to the heir apparent of Ferrara, which impedes his conquest of central Italy. On this delicate...

In 1458, five years after the fall of Constantinople to the Turk, eighteen cardinals meet to elect a new pope. Rodrigo Borgia, a 27 year old cardinal...

A portrait of the artist as a "sublime demon with the archangel's face", with an innovative musique concrète soundtrack.

Honorin is the simple and naive stage manager of a traveling theatre troupe, whose one ambition is to once play the role of the cavalier in the opera...

Cecily is a lovely young woman, so lovely in fact people can't help but be drawn to her beauty. This becomes a problem for the naive girl once her...

From a small Italian community in 15th-century Florence, the Medici family would rise to rule Europe in many ways. Using charm, patronage, skill,...

After taking a wrong turn, a young man somehow falls into a mysterious cave and becomes hopelessly lost. As he searches for a way out, the journey he...

Short story from Renaissance period dedicated to fulfillment of duty, friendship and passing the heritable patrimony on.

Father of English literature, the poet Geoffrey Chaucer, involved in storytelling a rainy night at an inn.

In this unique documentary, French filmmaker Benoit Jacquot interviews Alfred Deller, the internationally celebrated contemporary countertenor who...

Lorenzino de 'Medici manipulates Alessandro ruler of Florence to save his beloved Bianca.

The name Borgia stands for betrayal, intrigue and corruption in the Vatican, which was the center of the world during the Renaissance.

Set in 15th century Italy at the height of the Renaissance, The Borgias chronicles the corrupt rise of patriarch Rodrigo Borgia to the papacy, where...

A fresh look at the life and legacy of the iconic artist Leonardo da Vinci, positing that he was a gay outsider who used his work as a way of hiding...

The story of the Medici family of Florence, their ascent from simple merchants to power brokers sparking an economic and cultural revolution. Along...

Charting the life of Isabella I of Castile, one of the most important women in Spain’s history, Isabel follows her passionate story from...

The series follows the "untold" story of Leonardo Da Vinci: the genius during his early years in Renaissance Florence. As a 25-year old artist,...

A a serial in ten parts on the lives of one of the most intriguing families in history.

Series about the life of Renaissance anatomist, scholar and politic Johannes Jessenius. Already legendary series today, was produced by Czechoslovak...

In the turbulent formative centuries of early Europe, power-hungry family dynasties fought for domination of the continent.

As the life of Charles of Habsburg is told since his arrival to Spain, it can be seen how the heir to the crowns of Germany, Burgundy, the...

A mini series about the great artist's life.

In the fifteenth century, claiming that the Earth revolves around the sun was a heresy that could get believers burned at the stake. Child prodigy...

A 3 part drama series about the notorious powerful Borgia family who took power in Italy in the 15th/16th centuries.

When the ailing king of America's largest renaissance festival declares his retirement, an epic power struggle ensues between an actor, a former...