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Galileo is a 1975 British biographical film directed 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.
Leonora, a middle-aged prostitute, is despondent over the death of her daughter. Cenci, a lonely young woman, follows Leonora to the cemetery and strikes up a conversation with her, inviting Leonora to her home.
The Devils (1971) – American-British historical drama horror film depicting a dramatized historical account of the fall of Urbain Grandier, a 17th-century Roman Catholic priest accused of witchcraft after the possessions in Loudun, France, the plot also focuses on Sister Jeanne des Anges, a sexually repressed nun who incites the accusations [45]
Galileo attempted to mathematically map Dante's description of hell, trying to bridge the Divine Comedy and scientific thinking. According to professor Mark Peterson, Galileo may have had a secondary aim, to attack the cosmological model of hell proposed by Alessandro Vellutello of Lucca , while supporting another model by the Florentine ...
Peter Sís's documentation of the scientist, Galileo Galileo's life received positive reviews from: Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, School Library Journal and more. The New York Times had a section dedicated to the book praising Sis's book, Elizabeth Spires writes, "The story of Galileo is not about a larger-than-life hero, but of someone understandably human."
Saturday Night tells the pulse-pounding tale of the 90 minutes leading up to the very first episode of Saturday Night Live — then titled NBC's Saturday Night — on Oct. 11, 1975.
This allowed Galileo to observe in either December 1609 or January 1610 what came to be known as the Galilean moons. [6] [7] On 7 January 1610, Galileo wrote a letter containing the first mention of Jupiter's moons. At the time, he saw only three of them, and he believed them to be fixed stars near Jupiter.
The Plot to Kill Hitler (1990) as Erich Fellgiebel; The Krays (1990) as Teacher; The Garden (1990) A Season of Giants (1990) as Jacopo Galli; Vincent and Me (1990) as Dr. Winkler; Hamlet (1990) as Reynaldo; Let Him Have It (1991) as Clerk of Court; Prisoner of Honor (1991) as Rennes Prosecutor; Les Enfants du naufrageur (1992) Toutes peines ...