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The Reality of Karel Appel

1962 · 14 min

A short, intimate look at a painter at work, watching paint fly with restless, kinetic energy.

Overview
Documentary about the work and the unconventional approach of the painter Karel Appel. The film shows him flinging vast amounts of paint onto the canvas, resulting in dynamic paintings showing an overful, raging, run-away world. In 1962 awarded with a Golden Bear at the Berlinale. (filmcommission.nl)

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    Themes
    • art
    • obsession
    • identity
    Places
    • workplace
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
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    • documentary
    • true story
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    • Gore none
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    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism9
    Romance0
    Tension3
    Darkness3
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Jan Vrijman
    Starring
    Karel Appel
    Runtime
    14 min
    Country
    Netherlands
    Languages
    French, Dutch, English

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