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The Cheese and the Worm

Type: TV - Single documentary
Released: 1996
Length: 50 min.
Directed by: John Akomfrah

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Production Company Diverse

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  • Broadcast within UK

Synopsis:

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Historical documentary on Christianity, heresy and witchcraft in Northern Italy. Historian Carlo Ginsberg tells the true story of Mennochio, a 16th-century Italian peasant burnt at the stake for daring to question the power of the Venetian authorities.
Synopsis:
Historical documentary on Christianity, heresy and witchcraft in Northern Italy. Historian Carlo Ginsberg tells the true story of Mennochio, a 16th-century Italian peasant burnt at the stake for daring to question the power of the Venetian authorities.
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