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The Untold Story of the Vatican

★ 7.3(11)202052m

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Director: Marie Thiry, Marc Jampolsky
Release date: 2020-12-12
Runtime: 52m
Language: English
Status: Released
Country: France
Studio: Gedeon Programmes

About The Untold Story of the Vatican

The Untold Story of the Vatican is a 2020 movie in the Documentary and History genres, directed by Marie Thiry and Marc Jampolsky, starring Cédric Zimmerlin, Éric Herson-Macarel and Ali Guentas. It has a runtime of 52 minutes. It holds an average rating of 7.3/10 from 11 viewers. Below you can see where to watch The Untold Story of the Vatican in France — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

What started as a simple tomb became over a 2,000 years history the universal seat of Christendom and is today one of the most visited museum in the world with invaluable collections of Arts, Manuscripts, Maps. Using spectacular 3D modelisation and CGI to give viewers as never before a true understanding of the history of this architectural masterpiece and its extensions, the film will also use animation to tell relevant historical events. This heritage site reveals new untold secrets with the help of historians deciphering the Vatican’s rich archives and manuscripts collection and following the restorations at work (newly discovered frescoes by Raphael) and recent excavations. A story where Religion, Politics, Arts and Science meet to assert religious authority and serve as a spiritual benchmark.

Cast

Cédric Zimmerlin

Narrator

Éric Herson-Macarel

(voice)

Ali Guentas

(voice)

Hugues Boucher

(voice)

Pierre Val

(voice)

François Rabette

(voice)

Themes & keywords

rome, italypoliticsvatican (holy see)ancient romearchitectureroman catholic churchreligious artart historyarchitecture historyart documentarytemple architecturesacred architecturehistorical documentary