Film
Pictures of the Middle Ages
1949 · 18m · Documentary
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Overview
Drawing exclusively from illuminated manuscripts of the 14th and 15th centuries held by the French National Library, this short documentary presents a medieval vision of life—from Creation and birth through labor, pleasure, death, and the Day of Judgment. Constructed as a visual essay, the film treats manuscript illumination as a complete worldview rather than illustration alone. Screened in competition at the 1949 Cannes Film Festival, it won the Prize for Best Colour.
Crew
- William NovikDirector
- Pierre LevyProducer
- Madeleine BoninEditor
Details
- Release date
- September 17, 1949
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 18m
- Genres
- Documentary
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