A Season of Giants

• Director: Jerry London
• AMG Rating:
• Genre: Drama
• Movie Type: Biopic, Docudrama
• Themes: Bohemian Life, Life in the Arts
• Main Cast: Mark Frankel, John Glover
• Release Year: 1991
• Country: IT/US
• Run Time: 100 minutes

Plot

Season of Giants succeeds more in ambition than in execution. This 195-minute TV movie proposes that a great professional rivalry existed between Renaissance geniuses Michelangelo (Mark Frankel) and Leonardo da Vinci (John Glover). While the Florentine and Roman scenery is authentic, certain elements of the story cause the viewer to doubt its credibility. For starters, both Michelangelo and Da Vinci weather several years' time without either aging or changing their clothes; also, the "creative process" is minimized, with both artists going from inspiration to final product in what seems to be a matter of hours (maybe Michelangelo used a roller on the Sistine Chapel). Season of Giants was originally shown in two parts over the TNT Cable service, with a surprising paucity of advertising fanfare. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

F. Murray Abraham - Pope Julius II; Steven Berkoff - Savonarola; Juliette Caton; Vernon Dobtcheff; Mark Frankel - Michaelangelo; John Glover - Leonardo DaVinci; John Hallam; Ian Holm; Anna Kanakis; Ornella Muti; Andrea Prodan; John Steiner; Ricky Tognazzi; Raf Vallone

Credit

Jerry London - Director, Riz Ortolani - Composer (Music Score), Laurence Rosenthal - Composer (Music Score)

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