‘Leonardo da Vinci’ Review: Ken Burns Steps Outside His Comfort Zone for His Latest PBS Docuseries, With Fascinating Results
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For his first non-American subject, documentary filmmaker Ken Burns chose Renaissance polymath Leonardo da Vinci.
Ken Burns takes 4 hours to canonize Leonardo da Vinci. He needed only two.
The celebrated documentarian turns his lens on the great Renaissance polymath, with mixed results.
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LEONARDO DA VINCI (New Series Premiere)
Monday, Nov. 18 and 19, 2024 from 8 - 10 p.m. / PBS app. This is a two-part, four-hour documentary directed by Ken Burns, ...