Made in Italy

Art of the Western World was one of Michael Wood’s earliest “big” series.
It was commissioned by the old, now-defunct, Television South (TVS)–with additional funding from WNET New York, ORF Austria, and Radiotelevision Española–and produced by Screenlife Ltd., a UK production company organised as a one-off solely for this series.

The life of Leonardo Da Vinci, the most brilliant mind in history. Who was Leonardo Da Vinci, and what are the secrets behind his genius? Winner of the Golden Globe, this acclaimed docudrama chronicles Leonardo's life from his birth in Florence to his death in France at age 67. Based on eyewitness accounts and documentary evidence, filmed in Italy, it has been hailed as one of the most accurate and accomplished films about the Renaissance master ever made.

Ro.Go.Pa.G. / RoGoPaG (1963) [Repost]

This consists of four short films by different directors. Rosselini's 'Chastity' ('Illibatezza'), Godard's 'New World' ('Il Nuovo Mondo'), Pasolini's 'Curd Cheese' ('La Ricotta'), Gregoretti's 'Free Range Chicken' ('Il Pollo Ruspante').

Vanya is a 6 year old orphan living in a rundown orphanage in a remote Russian village. For Vanya and the other children, life is without hope, unless, of course, they are adopted by wealthy foreigners. For Vanya, hope comes in the form of an Italian couple. But while arrangements are being made an incident occurs when the mother of another child appears, seeking her son. Vanya begins to wonder what would happen if his own mother reappeared, and he was living in Italy.With the assistance of older children, Vanya is able to access his records and find the possible whereabouts of his mother. He escapes and travels across the country, pursued by the adoption agents.