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Availability: Disc Set - This title is part of a multi-film set. Please see PURCHASING OPTIONS below to purchase. AKA: Descartes Director: Roberto Rossellini Released: 1974 [Italy] Genre: TV Shows/Movies     Sub-Genre: Drama Collections:  Criterion Eclipse Series Keywords:  Historical || Scientist

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Rossellini’s History Films: Renaissance And Enlightenment [4-Disc Set]

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Plot:	Mathematician, scientist, and writer René Descartes (1596–1650) is relentlessly determined to establish the primacy of reason in Rossellini’s portrait of the travails of the "father of modern philosophy."
Overview:	Mathematician, scientist, and writer René Descartes (1596–1650) is relentlessly determined to establish the primacy of reason in Rossellini’s portrait of the travails of the "father of modern philosophy." Cartesius is both entertaining and edifying, and directed with its filmmaker’s unerring attention to quotidian detail.
Running Time:	162 mins. (approx.)
Languages:	Italian (Dolby Digital 1.0 - Mono)
Subtitles:	ENGLISH
Distributor:	Criterion Collection  [A USA-Based Distributor]
Rating:	UN - "Unrated. This film has not been rated by the review board."
Features:	Full Screen Mono