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* RealityEnsues: If stones taken from a quarry of inferior quality are used in construction of a massive structure, it ''will'' collapse, and woe betide you if you're anywhere near it as it falls.
* OneDimensionalThinking: [[spoiler:Master Guillaume just stands there as a wall made from inferior stones collapses on him, crushing him to death.]]
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* DarkestHour: The end result of Bishop Gervais's stinginess, beginning with [[spoiler:Master Guillaume's death]] and manifesting itself in the form of the project's bankruptcy when it's discovered he embezzled the construction funds. Only the final act of generosity from Thibaut restores everyone's will sufficiently to resume construction.
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* DarkestHour: The end result of Bishop Gervais's stinginess, beginning with [[spoiler:Master Guillaume's death]] and manifesting itself in the form of the project's bankruptcy when it's discovered that he embezzled the construction funds. Only the final act of generosity from Thibaut restores everyone's will sufficiently to resume construction.
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* OneDimensionalThinking: [[spoiler:Master Guillaume just stands there as a wall made from inferior stones collapses on him, crushing him to death.]]
* CorruptChurch: The self-serving, embezzling Gervais was mirrored by real-life examples discussed by Macaulay. In one dispute, the townspeople and the bishop sent volleying petitions to the king; unlike Beaulieu, the king sided with the bishop and had many of the petitioners executed. He also notes that cathedral projects tended to bleed ''local'' churches of money and resources due to the high tithes placed on people in the surrounding parishes and sucking up labor and construction materials from other needed building projects.
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* DarkestHour: The end result of Bishop Gervais's stinginess, beginning with [[spoiler:Master Guillaume's death]] and manifesting itself in the form of the project's bankruptcy. Only the final act of generosity from Thibaut restores everyone's will sufficiently to resume construction.
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* DarkestHour: The end result of Bishop Gervais's stinginess, beginning with [[spoiler:Master Guillaume's death]] and manifesting itself in the form of the project's bankruptcy.bankruptcy when it's discovered he embezzled the construction funds. Only the final act of generosity from Thibaut restores everyone's will sufficiently to resume construction.
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* OneDimensionalThinking: [[spoiler:Master Guillaume just stands there as a wall made from inferior stones collapses on him, crushing him to death.]]
* RealityEnsues: If stones taken from a quarry of inferior quality are used in construction of a massive structure, it ''will'' collapse, and woe betide you if you're anywhere near it as it falls.
* RealityEnsues: If stones taken from a quarry of inferior quality are used in construction of a massive structure, it ''will'' collapse, and woe betide you if you're anywhere near it as it falls.
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[[SimilarlyNamedWorks Unrelated to]] the English DoomMetal [[Music/{{Cathedral}} band]], or a 2019 {{Metroidvania}} of the [[VideoGame/{{Cathedral}} same name]]. It is also unconnected to ''Animation/TheCathedral'', a 2002 sci-fi animation from Poland.
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Useless trivia: on its premiere on April 30, this was shown as a double-header with the gospel documentary ''Say Amen, Somebody''.
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Useless trivia: on its premiere on April 30, this was shown as a double-header with the gospel documentary ''Say Amen, Somebody''.
Somebody'', and the 1994 rebroadcast was followed by a half-hour Mark Russell comedy special and the 13th Annual Championship Ballroom Dancing special.
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After a cataclysmic fire incinerates the old cathedral in the town of Beaulieu on May 1, 1214, a young boy named Pierre, presumed dead in the conflagration, emerges from the flames with the veil of the virgin, one of the holiest objects in Christendom, in his hands. Taking the miracle as a sign, the town's bishop, Philippe, appoints Pierre to chronicle the construction of a new cathedral, grander and more durable than the one that had come before. After Bishop Philippe and the town's chapter agree upon the initial source of funds for the construction project, a veteran master builder, Guillaume de Solis, is put in charge of the project. Amazed at the scale and hitherto impossibility of the project, Pierre is reassured by Master Guillaume that his techniques, and divine inspiration, will make it not only possible but a reality. The project, known by the name of Notre Dame de Beaulieu, has its ups and downs, and some of the staff is lost to time and other circumstances, but through it all, the project is seen through to its completion after over half a century. In the live-action wrap-around sequences, Macaulay and French actress Caroline Berg explore the real-life cathedrals that served as Macaulay's inspiration for the setting of his story. A standalone version featuring only the animated sequences was also made available.
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After a cataclysmic fire incinerates the old cathedral in the town of Beaulieu on May 1, 1214, a young boy named Pierre, Pierre (voice of Creator/DerekJacobi), presumed dead in the conflagration, emerges from the flames with the veil of the virgin, one of the holiest objects in Christendom, in his hands. Taking the miracle as a sign, the town's bishop, Philippe, Philippe (voice of Geoffrey Matthews), appoints Pierre to chronicle the construction of a new cathedral, grander and more durable than the one that had come before. After Bishop Philippe and the town's chapter agree upon the initial source of funds for the construction project, a veteran master builder, Guillaume de Solis, Solis (voice of Creator/BrianBlessed), is put in charge of the project. Amazed at the scale and hitherto impossibility of the project, Pierre is reassured by Master Guillaume that his techniques, and divine inspiration, will make it not only possible but a reality. The project, known by the name of Notre Dame de Beaulieu, has its ups and downs, and some of the staff is lost to time and other circumstances, but through it all, the project is seen through to its completion after over half a century. In the live-action wrap-around sequences, Macaulay and French actress Caroline Berg explore the real-life cathedrals that served as Macaulay's inspiration for the setting of his story. A standalone version featuring only the animated sequences was also made available.
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* SmashCut: From Master Guillaume complaining about a slowdown in construction to Bishop Gervais snapping at the chapter about his complaints.
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After a cataclysmic fire incinerates the old cathedral in the town of Beaulieu on May 1, 1214, a young boy named Pierre, presumed dead in the conflagration, emerges from the flames with the veil of the virgin, one of the holiest objects in Christendom, in his hands. Taking the miracle as a sign, the town's bishop, Philippe, appoints Pierre to chronicle the construction of a new cathedral, grander and more durable than the one that had come before. After Bishop Philippe and the town's chapter agree upon the initial source of funds for the construction project, a veteran master builder, Guillaume de Soldi, is put in charge of the project. Amazed at the scale and hitherto impossibility of the project, Pierre is reassured by Master Guillaume that his techniques, and divine inspiration, will make it not only possible but a reality. The project, known by the name of Notre Dame de Beaulieu, has its ups and downs, and some of the staff is lost to time and other circumstances, but through it all, the project is seen through to its completion after over half a century. In the live-action wrap-around sequences, Macaulay and French actress Caroline Berg explore the real-life cathedrals that served as Macaulay's inspiration for the setting of his story. A standalone version featuring only the animated sequences was also made available.
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After a cataclysmic fire incinerates the old cathedral in the town of Beaulieu on May 1, 1214, a young boy named Pierre, presumed dead in the conflagration, emerges from the flames with the veil of the virgin, one of the holiest objects in Christendom, in his hands. Taking the miracle as a sign, the town's bishop, Philippe, appoints Pierre to chronicle the construction of a new cathedral, grander and more durable than the one that had come before. After Bishop Philippe and the town's chapter agree upon the initial source of funds for the construction project, a veteran master builder, Guillaume de Soldi, Solis, is put in charge of the project. Amazed at the scale and hitherto impossibility of the project, Pierre is reassured by Master Guillaume that his techniques, and divine inspiration, will make it not only possible but a reality. The project, known by the name of Notre Dame de Beaulieu, has its ups and downs, and some of the staff is lost to time and other circumstances, but through it all, the project is seen through to its completion after over half a century. In the live-action wrap-around sequences, Macaulay and French actress Caroline Berg explore the real-life cathedrals that served as Macaulay's inspiration for the setting of his story. A standalone version featuring only the animated sequences was also made available.
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-->'''Pierre''': Twice the height of the old cathedral... heavy stone ceilings... walls of glass... ''[unintelligible stammering]'' it cannot possibly stand!\\
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-->'''Pierre''': Twice the height of the old cathedral... heavy stone ceilings... walls of glass... ''[unintelligible stammering]'' Master Guillaume, it cannot possibly stand!\\
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* ColdOpen: Or, rather, ''hot'' open—and a white-hot open, at that. The destruction of the old cathedral is depicted before the opening titles in both the full-length and standalone animated versions.
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After a cataclysmic fire incinerates the old cathedral in the town of Beaulieu on May 1, 1214, a young boy named Pierre, presumed dead in the conflagration, emerges from the flames with the veil of the virgin, one of the holiest objects in Christendom, in his hands. Taking the miracle as a sign, the town's bishop, Philippe, appoints Pierre to chronicle the construction of a new cathedral, grander and more durable than the one that had come before. After Bishop Philippe and the town's chapter agree upon the initial source of funds for the construction project, a veteran master builder, Guillaume de Soldi, is put in charge of the project. Amazed at the scale and hitherto impossibility of the project, Pierre is reassured by Master Guillaume that his techniques, and divine inspiration, will make it not only possible but a reality. The project, known by the name of Notre Dame de Beaulieu, has its ups and downs, and some of the staff is lost to time and other circumstances, but through it all, the project is seen through to its completion after over half a century. In the live-action wrap-around sequences, Macaulay and French actress Caroline Berg explore the real-life cathedrals that served as Macaulay's inspiration for the setting of his story.
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After a cataclysmic fire incinerates the old cathedral in the town of Beaulieu on May 1, 1214, a young boy named Pierre, presumed dead in the conflagration, emerges from the flames with the veil of the virgin, one of the holiest objects in Christendom, in his hands. Taking the miracle as a sign, the town's bishop, Philippe, appoints Pierre to chronicle the construction of a new cathedral, grander and more durable than the one that had come before. After Bishop Philippe and the town's chapter agree upon the initial source of funds for the construction project, a veteran master builder, Guillaume de Soldi, is put in charge of the project. Amazed at the scale and hitherto impossibility of the project, Pierre is reassured by Master Guillaume that his techniques, and divine inspiration, will make it not only possible but a reality. The project, known by the name of Notre Dame de Beaulieu, has its ups and downs, and some of the staff is lost to time and other circumstances, but through it all, the project is seen through to its completion after over half a century. In the live-action wrap-around sequences, Macaulay and French actress Caroline Berg explore the real-life cathedrals that served as Macaulay's inspiration for the setting of his story.
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Original production funding was provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations. Additional funding for the 1994 rebroadcast was provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and public television viewers.
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''Cathedral'' is a 1986 Creator/{{PBS}} documentary with fully animated docudrama sequences, adapted from David Macaulay's first book on ancient engineering, ''Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction''. It was produced by Unicorn Productions and presented by WGBH Boston.
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''Cathedral'' is a 1986 Creator/{{PBS}} documentary with fully animated docudrama sequences, adapted from David Macaulay's Creator/DavidMacaulay's first book on ancient engineering, ''Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction''. It was produced by Unicorn Productions and presented by WGBH Boston.
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* DarkerAndEdgier: This one depicts construction hazards like ''WesternAnimation/{{Castle}}'' never did, and construction is actually impeded by a corrupt official's actions (and lack thereof). Additionally, the special opens with the destruction of an older cathedral in a fire.
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