Gustave Courbet, the Origin of His World
Synopsis
Gustave Courbet (1819-1877), a painter of reality, the earth, and of material things, caught up in his period to the point of melding with it. He paid a high price, he who was rich, adored, and famous, would be forced to mass produce paintings to avoid ruin. To make a film about Courbet is to rediscover this progression that led the artist to focus his paintings on reality. One must capture his painting and look for his colors in matter and concrete things.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Les Poissons Volants
- Co-productions : ARTE France, Rmn - Grand Palais
Full credits (10)
- Executive Producer : Sophie Goupil
- Director of Photography : Ned Burgess
- Assistant director : Carole Cheysson
- Editor : Luc Forveille
- Sound Recordist : Yves Laisné
- Executive Producer : Lauraine Heftler
- Assistant Operators : Nina Bernfeld, Hugues Gemignani, Mathieu Lamand
- Grader : Éric Salleron
- Sound Mixer : Stéphane Larrat
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary
- Sub-genre : Auteur documentary, Portrait
- Themes : Art, Painting
- Production language : French, English, German
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2007
- Runtime : 52 min
- Production formats : HD-CAM
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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