Christine A. (WriteReviseEdit) from PAINTED POST, NY
Reviewed on 1/8/2018...
BEAUTIFUL PLANET: France & Italy | Spain & Portugal
This series is useful but inappropriately named and marketed. What you'll see falls within the category of Educational or Historical Travel much more than Arts & Culture related material. On the whole, no sweeping vistas--as the packaging suggests. What's advertised is NOT reflected on the DVDs ... hence the low rating(s).
The right audience, though, will find it interesting.
Are you a History buff? Drama bug? Traveler who craves backstory? Whether one or all three, you're the target audience here. Mill Creek Entertaiment (MN) is the distributor vs., say, Nat Geo or Rick Steeves/PBS. As Oldies.com notes, Mill Creek is "... a leading provider of value-priced DVD and Blu-ray features and compilations" including series like this one.
FILE UNDER: Educational/Historical Travel Documentary