Documentary, History
Actor Jeremy Irons embarks on an epic journey through the halls of the Prado Museum in Madrid, Spain, two hundred years after its inauguration, along corridors where thousands of masterpieces of all time tell the lives of rulers and common people, and tales about times of war and madness and times of peace and happiness; because, as Goya said, imagination, the mother of the arts, produces impossible monsters, but also unspeakable wonders.
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IMDB 6 | Oct , 2003
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IMDB 5.6 | Jun , 2008
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IMDB 6.3 | Dec , 2017
After many years of confrontation, the treasures of Spain and France are empty. In 1721, the regent of France draws up an ambitious plan to inaugurate an era of peace and prosperity that will heal the economies of both nations: his intention is to build a solid network of marriage alliances that will involve four children of very different ages who know nothing of betrayals and power games…Bikini
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IMDB 7 | Apr , 2024
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IMDB 5.9 | Jan , 2017
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IMDB 7 | Sep , 2023
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IMDB 7 | Apr , 2016
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IMDB 8 | Aug , 2024
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IMDB 8.5 | Mar , 2017
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IMDB 9 | Apr , 2018
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IMDB 6.6 | Nov , 2015
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