ARTS & CULTURE
Leonardo was an extraordinary
artist and inventor. But resear-
chers have discovered, in an-
cient manuscripts, drawings
and treatises that prefigure
many of his inventions. Coin-
cidence or plagiarism? Or was
Leonardo a savior of long lost
information? This is the story
of the making of a scientist who
sought out scientific knowledge
lost to Europe in the Dark Ages
and helped launch a new scien-
tific age.
GENRE
: Science, History, Docudrama
LENGTH
: 52’
ASPECT RATIO
: 16:9
SHOOTING FORMAT
: HD
AUTHOR(S):
Mark Daniels
DIRECTOR(S)
: Mark Daniels
PRODUCTION
: GA&A Productions
in coproduction with THIRTEEN
Productions LLC for WNET, France 5/
Programme 33 and SBS Australia
PRODUCTION YEAR
: 2017
VERSION(S)
: Italian, English, German,
French, Russian, Polish
LEONARDO, THE MAN WHO SAVED SCIENCE
500 YEARS ANNIVERSARY
GENRE
: Human interest,
Arts&Culture
LENGTH
: 52’
ASPECT RATIO
: 16:9
SHOOTING FORMAT
: HD
AUTHOR(S)
: Alessandro di Ronza
DIRECTOR(S)
: Alessandro di Ronza
PRODUCTION
: Gekon Productions
PRODUCTION YEAR
: 2019
VERSION(S)
: English, Italian
A modern fairy tale about the
evolution of costume-designing
in movie industry from the
point of view of Catello Russo, a
small supplier of used clothing
who dreams of becoming a
costume designer. Despite his
lack of education, he is skilled
in finding precious pieces of
clothing digging deep in enor-
mous loads of rags. Because of
his taste and innate sensitivity,
he has gained the trust of most
costume designers in the film
industry. Every day, his “rags”
leave his warehouse in Erco-
lano to arrive at the most pre-
stigious costume shops across
the world. In these amazing
ateliers, Piero Tosi, Gabriella
Pescucci, Colleen Atwood and
Claudia Cardinale, reveal anec-
dotes about the most beloved
movies of their careers. At the
same time, following Catello’s
desires, fears and actions, we
discover that even in a rag-
man, there could be the same
passion and talent that inspired
the great academy award win-
ners who have left their mark
on the greatest movies in mo-
tion pictures history.
THE RAG KING
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