Leonardo
(2021)
★ 7.3 IMDb · 175 votes
Year: 2021
Runtime: 50 мин
Country: France, Italy
Director: Frank Spotnitz, Стивен Томпсон
Cast: Эйдан Тёрнер, Фредди Хаймор, Матильда де Анджелис
Plot
A fresh look at the life and legacy of the iconic artist Leonardo da Vinci, positing that he was a gay outsider who used his work as a way of hiding his true self. Each episode will examine one of da Vinci’s artworks for hidden clues about a tortured artist struggling for perfection.
Born the illegitimate son of a notary in the rural town of Vinci, Leonardo's lonely childhood leaves him with a relentless, near-superhuman drive to understand everything. Under questioning by a Milanese investigator who holds Leonardo's life in his hands, we come to see the terrible personal sacrifice that led him to create masterpieces that changed the way we see the world forever.