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Alberto Giacometti: What is a Head?

2000 · 64 min

A thoughtful, unhurried documentary portrait that invites quiet reflection on art and the people who make it.

Overview
Overview of the life and career of the great Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • memory
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour1
Realism9
Romance0
Tension1
Darkness2
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Michel Van Zele
Written by
Michel Van Zele
Starring
Alberto Giacometti, Sabine Weiss, Jean Leymarie, Balthus, Roger Montandon, Ernest Pignon-Ernest, Jean Starobinski, Ernst Scheidegger
Cinematography
Philippe Théaudière
Runtime
64 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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