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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: MANTEGNA,JOE
EAN: 9781569387436
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 1569387435
Label: Acorn Media
Manufacturer: Acorn Media
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Acorn Media
Region Code: 1
Release Date: February 22, 2005
Running Time: 240 minutes
Sales Rank: 5678
Studio: Acorn Media
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Description:
From the Alps to Sicily, tour all of Italy from a spectacular vantage point.
Italians call their home Il Belpaese, The Beautiful Country, and it has never looked more breathtaking than in this unique aerial tour. Shot in high definition from a helicopter-mounted camera and planned with precision for optimum lighting and angles, your tour is enhanced by an informative narrative and a score of evocative regional music. Take an emotional visit to your family’s homeland, revisit favorite sights, or realize your dreams of discovering Italy for the first time--whatever your inspiration--you'll never have a better view. 'Gorgeously filmed' --The Wall Street Journal
Includes these programs:
Visions of Italy: Northern Style: The Alps, Lake Como, Portofino, Pisa, Siena, Florence, Venice, and more
Visions of Italy: Southern Style: Naples, Pompeii, Sorrento, the Amalfi Coast, Calabria, Rome, and more
Visions of Sicily: Cefalú, Términi Imerese, Palermo, Marsala, Siracusa, Catania, and more.
With more than an hour of footage not seen on public television!
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Bird's Eye View
Contrary to most of the reviews on this item, I was not as impressed.
I think one review referred to it as "aerial views" and another as "from the air".
This is all true. Unfortunately, that's all you see.
I like travel videos so I can be on the ground and seeing the sights from ground level.
Not from the cruising altitude of a helicopter!!!
I was very disappointed in these videos because you don't get to see anything from
ground level. Everything is from up in the air. And while the scenery might be nice,
the producers are totally missing the boat on this one.
I disliked these videos and wouldn't even want them if they were given to me
at no cost. So you can guess how likely it is that I'd buy them.
I was lucky in that I saw them as a rental, I'd have been totally peeved if I'd
bought them.
I'm giving it two stars for the overall scenery. But frankly, its lucky to get
one star otherwise.
Sorry, but for me, travel videos are best when shot on Terra Firma. That's
where I'd be if I were a tourist.
Save your time and money and get something else. These are lame!!
Rating:  - Beautiful
I first bought Visions of Italy for myself and then for my mother. The "Visions of" series takes you on a visual AERIAL view of the country they are covering. So this is unlike the travels I take (via cd or video) with my travel guru Rick Steves, but is simply exquisite all the same. You serenely move over the land with a narrator providing the information for the sights you are viewing. The Italy Visions has wonderful music, especially, the southern Italy CD. I recommend this series. It is informative and beautiful.
Rating: - Visions of Italy
If love Italy now you will adore Italy after seeing this film.
The music and scenes are incredible. Trust me.
Rating: - Soaring With Angels ~ A Heavenly Perspective Of Italy
Much like most of you out there I first became acquainted with the `Vision Series' of aerial travelogue features on PBS television. Whenever I came upon one while channel surfing I'd immediately put the remote down and sit back and relax. It wasn't long before I decided these programs were something I'd never tire of watching and needed to be added to my private DVD collection.
The two disc, three program set comprising `Visions of Italy' released in '05 provides a view of beautiful Italy truly fit for the Gods. The soundtrack and narration only add to the overwhelming visual effects. I love it!
Rating: - visions of italy
"BACKGROUND" MUSIC NEEDS TO BE EDITED AND BETTER MIXED. THE VOLUME SETTING OVERWHELMS THE VOICE OVER ALL TOO OFTEN.
HELICOPTER FOOTAGE NEEDS TO BE MIXED WITH ON THE GROUND SHOTS AND REAL PEOPLE COMMENTARIES OF THE SITES ILLUSTRATED.
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