Versailles in sequence plan: an uninterrupted journey with Alberto Angela through Europe's most famous palace

OnMonday, March 2 at 9:30 p.m., Rai 1 will air (and will also be available on RaiPlay) the special of Ulysses - The Pleasure of Discovery that will take viewers inside one of the world’s most famous and fascinating royal residences: the majestic Palace of Versailles. Versailles in piano sequenza is proposed as an immersive experience that traverses sumptuous and famous rooms, such as the state rooms and the Gallery of Mirrors, to the most reserved and inaccessible spaces.

Guiding viewers on this journey will be Alberto Angela, who for two hours and twenty minutes will take the audience on a continuous journey, entirely created using the sequence plan technique, the longest ever filmed for television worldwide: an ambitious choice that eliminates traditional cuts and montages to offer an authentic perception of the spaces, proportions and grandeur of the complex. The technique had already been tried out by the well-known presenter and popularizer at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, on the occasion of the episode dedicated to the new findings at the archaeological site, aired in May 2024 lasting nevertheless about two hours.

The decision to narrate Versailles in a single narrative flow, without interruptions, represents a real production and technical challenge. Precisely because of this mode of filming, the viewer can orient himself with greater awareness, understanding the exact location of the rooms, the connection between the rooms and the actual size of the palace. No longer isolated fragments, but a continuous narrative.

Versailles in piano sequenza will immerse the audience in the everyday life of the castle, revealing how life at court unfolded. We find out, for example, how the immense halls were heated during the harsh winters, how parties and receptions were organized, what music accompanied balls and what pastimes punctuated the nobles’ days: from card games to secret affairs, consummated far from official gaze. Indeed, Versailles was also the scene of intrigue, passion and rivalry. Between favorites competing to win the sovereign’s favor and official mistresses who took on an almost regal role, the French court was a permanent stage, where politics and seduction were constantly intertwined.

The special on Rai1 will thus recount not just a place, but a true cultural model: the French-style “art of living” that aroused the admiration of all European courts in the 18th century. Versailles became a symbol of elegance, refinement and the control of power, influencing architecture, fashion, etiquette and artistic taste far beyond the borders of France.

Versailles in piano sequenza is therefore proposed as an unprecedented television experience: a continuous narrative that transforms viewing into a royal walk through corridors, salons and gardens, allowing the viewer to make a total immersion in one of the symbolic places of European history, restored in its extraordinary complexity and timeless splendor.

Versailles in sequence plan: an uninterrupted journey with Alberto Angela through Europe's most famous palace

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