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American Visions

1997 · 1 season

A learned, opinionated guide walks you through paintings and buildings, witty and sharp, asking you to look closely and think.

Created by: John Bush, David Willcock
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Robert Hughes

Overview: Time magazine critic and writer of the highly acclaimed study of modern art, The Shock of the New, Robert Hughes now addresses his largest subject: the history of art in America.

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Created by: John Bush, David Willcock
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Robert Hughes

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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: art
identity
class
power
ambition
Places: big city
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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Humour	3
Realism	9
Romance	1
Tension	2
Darkness	3
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: documentary
Created by: John Bush, David Willcock, James Kent, Julia Cave, Christopher Spencer
Written by: Robert Hughes
Starring: Robert Hughes
Music: David J. Ferguson
Cinematography: Dave Bennett, Richard Numeroff
Length: 1 seasons, 8 episodes
Network: PBS
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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