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Tag Archives: Painter
Helene (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): How she evolved more as an artist
Finnish film “Helene” is about the late life and career of Helene Schjerfbeck (1862-1946), who, as far as I can observe from her several notable works shown at the end of the film, deserves to be mentioned along with more … Continue reading
Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) ☆☆☆☆(4/4): A painter and her challenging model
French film “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” is almost pure and perfect in its haunting romantic period drama with complex thoughts and emotions churning and swirling below its seemingly plain surface. Although the movie is quite more restrained than … Continue reading
At Eternity’s Gate (2018) ☆☆☆(3/4): Van Gogh’s last few years
Julian Schnabel’s latest film “At Eternity’s Gate” looks around the last few years of Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), who was surely one of the greatest painters in the 19th Europe but unfortunately did not receive much attention during his rather … Continue reading
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Tagged Artist, Mental Illness, Painter, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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Maudie (2016) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Her artistry and their life
Besides illuminating the undeniable artistry of its real-life artist heroine, “Maudie” focuses on small intimate moments from her plain, shabby life with a man she came to live with for many years. While it is interesting to get the occasional … Continue reading
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Tagged Artist, Husband and Wife, Painter, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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The Danish Girl (2015) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Which girl, you mean?
Unlike most of us who are fine with our sexual identity, some people are not comfortable with their body, and many of them are willing to go outside our conventional definition of sexuality. Regardless of whether we approve of this … Continue reading
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Tagged Husband and Wife, Painter, Real-life figure, Real-life story, Transgender
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Right Now, Wrong Then (2015) ☆☆☆1/2 (3.5/4): Or Vice Versa
South Korean film “Right Now, Wrong Then” is another small piece of delight and amusement from Hong Sang-soo, one of the most prolific filmmakers in South Korea. Like Woody Allen, he makes one or two films per year, and watching … Continue reading
Big Eyes (2014) ☆☆☆(3/4) : Behind those big eyes
What is the standard of good art? Or is there really such a standard like that? Mostly shying away from these interesting questions evoked by its fascinating real-life story, Tim Burton’s new film “Big Eyes” takes a rather plain, earnest … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Courtroom, Husband and Wife, Painter, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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Mr. Turner (2014) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : That sublime beauty amidst his mundane life
Mike Leigh’s “Mr. Turner” is an atypical biography drama about the life and career of a flawed but talented artist. Rather than focusing on the highlights of his career like average biography movies would, this somber film slowly lets us … Continue reading
Tim’s Vermeer (2013) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : Recreating a Vermeer
Whenever the camera looks closely at Johannes Vermeer’s paintings in fascinating documentary “Tim’s Vermeer”, you cannot help but marvel at their vivid colors and details – and their verisimilitude which almost approaches to the level of modern photography. This Dutch … Continue reading
Renoir (2012) ☆☆☆(3/4) : A model and two artists
While he was lucky enough to enjoy artistic success when he was alive, Pierre-Auguste Renoir(1841-1919), a French painter who was one of the prominent impressionists during the late 19th century, unfortunately got a serious health problem during his later … Continue reading
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Tagged Model, Movie Director, Muse, Painter, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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