Inside the Mind of Leonardo

Name: Inside the Mind of Leonardo
Genre: Documentary
Released: December 19, 2014
Duration: 85 min
Rating: 31

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Submarine Deluxe | Release Date: December 19, 2014 | Not Rated

Summary: Inside the Mind of Leonardo is based on the artist's private journals dating from the Italian Renaissance. With more than 6,000 pages of handwritten notes and drawings, da Vinci's private journals are the most comprehensive documents that chronicle the work of the world's most renowned inventor, philosopher, painter, and genius. NeverInside the Mind of Leonardo is based on the artist's private journals dating from the Italian Renaissance. With more than 6,000 pages of handwritten notes and drawings, da Vinci's private journals are the most comprehensive documents that chronicle the work of the world's most renowned inventor, philosopher, painter, and genius. Never before has access been granted to capture these works in 3D HD format. Using this precious collection of writings and drawings to recount da Vinci's story in his own words, the film re-creates the mindscape and ideas of mankind's greatest polymath. In a powerful haunting performance, actor Peter Capaldi portrays Leonardo, dramatically narrating passages and monologues from his journals. Capaldi captures the passion of Leonardo's genius, his understand of the workings of the natural world, his insights on art and life and his inner fears and torments.… Expand

Director: Julian Jones

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 85 min

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Michael O'Sullivan

Jan 1, 2015

Not quite documentary, yet by no means drama, Inside the Mind of Leonardo is what might be called poetic biography: maddeningly fragmentary and idiosyncratic, but 100 percent true. Read full review

Ben Kenigsberg

Dec 18, 2014

The movie starts by noting Leonardo’s intent to leave a memory of himself in the minds of others. That’s a benchmark Inside the Mind of Leonardo won’t meet. Read full review

Alan Scherstuhl

Dec 16, 2014

[A] goof/stunt of a movie. Read full review

Jay Weissberg

Dec 29, 2014

The documentary envisions the groundbreaking visionary as a voracious polymath (true) while giving shockingly short shrift to the man as artist. Read full review

Martin Tsai

Dec 18, 2014

Though billed as a 3-D experience, Leonardo is flat in more ways than one. Read full review

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