Blaise Pascal (1972)
Blaise Pascal (1972)
DVDRip | MKV | 708x480 | x264 @ 903 Kbps | 129 min | 1,01 Gb
Audio: Français AC3 1.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subs: English (embedded in MKV)
Genre: Drama
DVDRip | MKV | 708x480 | x264 @ 903 Kbps | 129 min | 1,01 Gb
Audio: Français AC3 1.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subs: English (embedded in MKV)
Genre: Drama
Director: Roberto Rossellini
Writers: Marcella Mariani, Renzo Rossellini
Stars: Pierre Arditi, Rita Forzano, Giuseppe Addobbati
In this evocative, atmospheric biography, Roberto Rossellini brings to life philosopher and mathematician Blaise Pascal, who, amid religious persecution and ignorance, believed in a harmony between God and science.
Possibly the most beautiful of Rossellini's "history" films, available on DVD, and most welcome. The subject matter might seem more likely for Bresson – the religious and intellectual trials of a 17th century Jansenist – and indeed this film feels quite Bressonian. With the enormous and unexpected success of "La prise de pouvoir par Louis XIV," Rossellini seems to have discovered a way to make historical films that are at once sober and informative yet at the same time intriguing as dramas of internal conflict and growth. "Blaise Pascal" is probably his most austere film (though visually sumptuous), its external conflict consisting of little more than the vain efforts of Pascal's family to keep him from overwork. And yet one becomes deeply involved in Pascal's conflicts. I saw this wonderful picture shortly after it came out (at the MOMA in New York) and it made a profound impression. I am happy to say that my evergreen memory was not in the least tarnished by a re-viewing.
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Blaise Pascal (1972)
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