EugÈne Delacroix

Alternative title: Restless Eye,the : EugÈne Delacroix: A Film Based on His Paintings and His Journals
Synopsis: A dramatized biography of French painter Eugène Delacroix (1798-1863), based primarily on his journals and the insights into his artistic and psychological contradictions which they provide. Traces Delacroix’s development from the time of his first Salon exhibit with ‘Dante and Vergil in Hell’ (1822), placing him in the context of the political upheavals of the time. Also describes the reaction to his later and much scorned paintings.
Language: English
Country: Germany
Year of production: 1980
Subjects: Art
Keywords: biographies; Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863); painters; paintings - French

Director

Colin Nears

Writer

Colin Nears

Cast

Colin Nears

Name: Phaidon Press
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Notes: A series of 60+ films on major artists, many of which have been broadcast on the Southbank Show. Sale on video. (Some of the titles are available for sale on DVD from Illuminations.

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