Letг Di Cosimo De Medici (1972) -

The series explores how the "appalling abstraction" of modern banking inspired and funded the "humanist glories" of the Renaissance. It tackles complex subjects like the tension between religious prohibitions against usury and the practical needs of a growing mercantile economy.

The trilogy is divided into three distinct segments, each focusing on the intersection of power, money, and ideas in 15th-century Florence: LetГ  di Cosimo de Medici (1972)

: Characters often engage in lengthy, sophisticated conversations about taxation, banking, and architecture, essentially explaining the historical context directly to the audience. The series explores how the "appalling abstraction" of

Rossellini’s style in this series is famously austere and detached, aimed at providing a "historical materialist" understanding of the era rather than a psychological drama. sophisticated conversations about taxation