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This illuminating 1989 study of Edouard Manet celebrates the French painter through a densely informative survey of Manet's work, the historical and social context of its creation, and its permanent effect on the history of art. "Before the invention of cinematography," asserts the highbrow narration, "Manet created the freeze-frame," eliminating the possibility of sentimental interpretation and capturing his subjects in "those moments of absence when the mind is elsewhere." Thus did Manet become the founder of modern art, seizing power over public taste with such then-scandalous works as Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe (a.k.a. "Luncheon on the Grass") and Olympia, and emphasizing silence to create scenes and portraits with a "strange gravity," reflecting Manet's Paris and yet isolated in a unique world of their own. A superb companion piece to Baussy-Oulianoiff's 1985 film on Picasso, Les Silences de Manet may be daunting for novice art students, but it's vastly preferable to a shallower treatment. --Jeff Shannon
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This film profile of the French painter, Edouard Manet (1832-1883) was shot on location at the Musee d' Orsay, the home of French nineteenth century art; in Spain, to evoke the landscape and culture which so influenced Manet's early work; and around Paris, where in the bars, cafes, salons and theatres, the atmosphere of the society in which Manet lived can still be captured. Didier Baussy's film forms a comprehensive study, and yet also explores the complex and often contradictory spirit of Manet's paintings.
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This illuminating 1989 study of Edouard Manet celebrates the French painter through a densely informative survey of Manet's work, the historical and social context of its creation, and its permanent effect on the history of art. "Before the invention of cinematography," asserts the highbrow narration, "Manet created the freeze-frame," eliminating the possibility of sentimental interpretation and capturing his subjects in "those moments of absence when the mind is elsewhere." Thus did Manet become the founder of modern art, seizing power over public taste with such then-scandalous works as Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe (a.k.a. "Luncheon on the Grass") and Olympia, and emphasizing silence to create scenes and portraits with a "strange gravity," reflecting Manet's Paris and yet isolated in a unique world of their own. A superb companion piece to Baussy-Oulianoiff's 1985 film on Picasso, Les Silences de Manet may be daunting for novice art students, but it's vastly preferable to a shallower treatment. --Jeff ShannonDescription
This film profile of the French painter, Edouard Manet (1832-1883) was shot on location at the Musee d' Orsay, the home of French nineteenth century art; in Spain, to evoke the landscape and culture which so influenced Manet's early work; and around Paris, where in the bars, cafes, salons and theatres, the atmosphere of the society in which Manet lived can still be captured. Didier Baussy's film forms a comprehensive study, and yet also explores the complex and often contradictory spirit of Manet's paintings.DVD:
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