Edvard Munch*

• 1976 ----- color ----- 173 min ----- vhs
• (Directed by Peter Watkins) Crucified by critics and the public when his paintings first appeared in the late 19th century, Munch--famous for "The Scream" and celebrated as the father of Expressionism--is now considered to be one of the most importan t figures of modern art. Mixing fact and fiction, narration and interviews, Peter Watkins fashions a gigantic collage of Munch and his time. Part biography, part history, part psychology and part visual analysis, the film is a towering monument to a man whose life and art were a prophecy of the 20th Century. (Donated by the Center for Western European Studies) (In Norwegian and German with English subtitles and narration) (In German with English subtitles) (Restricted to use by institutions of learning within the State of Washington only)
• Topics: (Art: History, Artists, Biography, Europe, Motion Pictures: Features, Painting, Scandinavian Languages and Literature)