Socrates (1971)

Original title

Socrate

Directed by

Roberto Rossellini

Genre

drama film, biography, biographical film

Country

France, Italy, Spain

Runtime

2h

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 39 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film covers the last days of Socrates focusing on his philosophical conversations before his trial and execution. It shows his interactions with followers and accusers based on Plato's writings.

contemplativephilosophicalrestrainedintimateconversationalstarkmeditative

What happens

Socrates is a 1970 Spanish-Italian-French television film directed by Roberto Rossellini. The film is an adaptation of several Plato dialogues, including The Apology, Euthyphro, Crito, and Phaedo. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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