Galileo (1975)
- Directed by
- Joseph Losey
- Genre
- documentary film, drama film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 2h 25m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 14 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A biographical drama about the astronomer Galileo Galilei. His observations with a new telescope bring him into conflict with the Catholic Church.
intellectualsolemnmethodicalthought-provokingrestrainedaustereconflict-drivenperiod piece
What happens
Galileo (also known as Bertolt Brecht's Galileo) is a 1975 historical biographical drama film directed and co-written by Joseph Losey, about the 16th- and 17th-century scientist Galileo Galilei, whose astronomical observations with the newly invented telescope led to a profound conflict with the Roman Catholic Church. The film stars an ensemble cast, led by Topol in the titular role, along with Georgia Brown, Edward Fox, John Gielgud, Margaret Leighton, Colin Blakely, Clive Revill, Michael Lonsdale, Patrick Magee and Tom Conti. Adapted from Bertolt Brecht's 1943 play, the film was produced by Ely Landau for the American Film Theatre, which presented 13 adaptations of plays in the United States from 1973 to 1975. Brecht's play was then-recently called a "masterpiece" by veteran theater critic Michael Billington, as Martin Esslin had in 1960. Losey had also directed the first performances of the play in 1947 in the US — with Brecht's active participation. The film is fairly true to those first performances, and is thus of historical significance as well. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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