Grand Tour
Director | Francesco Invernizzi
Presented by LUFTHANSA & HOUSE OF TRAVEL
A Grand Tour of Italy - between the 17th century and the first half of the 19th century.
Employing a rich and visually stunning archive of art, illustrations, interviews and elegant photography, this documentary brings to life the origins of modern ‘tourism’.
It all started with Northern European aristocrats and nobility travelling to Italy in search of ‘the origins of beauty’ and a visit to Italy became known as ‘ A Grand Tour’ and regarded as an essential experience in a person’s education.
2022 | 84 min | Documentary | Italy| English & Italian with English subtitles
Through the testimonies of artists, men of letters, nobles, and the well-to-do, we immerse ourselves in the synthesis of art, nature and history represented by Italy at a time when it was the privileged destination of members of European cultured society between the end of the 17th century and the first half of the 19th century.
Rome, Milan, Venice, Florence and Naples, glimpses of the countryside, the Alps, Vesuvius with Pompeii, vestiges of Magna Graecia and the Empire, to the rural scenes and festivals of popular tradition, represented a must for lovers of painting, sculpture, architecture and landscape design.
