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European Drama Network
modern movies from classic plays

The Mandrake Root La Mandragola
'Witty, bawdy and screamingly funny, this production of The Mandrake Root beautifully captures Machiavelli's boisterous comic spirit' Ross King author Machiavelli Philosopher of Power



Trailer 2.25 minutes Format SD only
Movie 75 minutes: Format HD - cast through YouTube
500 years after its first performance in 1526 Niccolò Machiavelli's bawdy renaissance comedy La Mandragola, The Mandrake Root, in a faithful adaption of the original play
SHORT FILMS
The Inferno Show
Machiavelli The Prince of Comedy
EX ITHACA CUM AMORE
FROM ITHACA WITH LOVE

Helen of Troy and guest consider the legacy of Machiavelli on Daytime TV Broadcast from hell
Made in association with Warwick Business School

The opening 21 lines of Homer's The Odyssey in Ancient Greek (Attic) with English subtitles
The Inferno Show
NEWS

Ashley Blake interviews Richard III as he starts deformation of character court case against Shakepeare
The Inferno Show
INTERVIEW

Helen of Troy interviews Catherine di Medici about why Machiavelli dedicated The Prince to her father
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