简介：Documentarytomarkthe500thanniversaryofarguablytheworld'smostinfluentialarchitect,AndreaPalladio. Thevillas,palacesandpublicbuildingshedesignedforthearistocratsofVicenzaandVenice,aswellashisseminalFourBooksofArchitecture,definedanarchitecturalstylethatbecameknownasPalladianism.Itsinfluencecanbeseeneverywhere,fromthestatelyhomesofEnglandtotheWhiteHouse.ThePalladianvillahasbeendescribedasthe'perfecthouse',combiningausteregrandeurwithaninspiring,intimatehumanscale. ThefilmtakesusonaravishingjourneythroughtheplainsoftheVeneto,visitingthesurvivingvillasandexploringindetailwhatmakesthemwork,withcontributionsfromleadingexpertsaswellastheownerswhoknowandlovethem.…