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Kurelek

1967 · 11 min

A quiet, unhurried look at a painter's world, letting his vivid images carry memory and feeling.

Directed by
William Pettigrew
Genres
Documentary
Starring
William Kurelek, Richard Gilbert
Overview
A documentary about the self-taught painter William Kurelek, told through his paintings. There are scenes of village life in the Ukraine and the early days of struggle on a prairie homestead and the growing comfort of family life. In Ontario, Kurelek paints the present life of Canada with the same pleasure he painted the old.

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Directed by
William Pettigrew
Genres
Documentary
Starring
William Kurelek, Richard Gilbert
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • memory
  • family
  • art
  • immigration
  • work
Places
  • countryside
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour1
Realism9
Romance1
Tension1
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
William Pettigrew
Written by
William Kurelek, John Sims
Starring
William Kurelek, Richard Gilbert
Runtime
11 min
Country
Canada

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