Giacometti

Synopsis

With sparse narration in English and brief comments by the artist in French, this film documents sculptor Alberto Giacometti at work in his small Paris studio and presents examples of his work: drawn and painted portraits, sculpted heads, figures of men in motion and standing figures of women. The camera records him modelling in clay and observes the silent concentration as his fingers mould and coax, remove and rebuild. Giacometti comments on the impossibility of capturing the curve of an eye, and of achieving an accurate representation.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Year of production

1967

Subjects

Art

Keywords

art - modern art; sculpture; Giacometti, Alberto

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

Region 2 PAL

Price

£20.00

Availability

Sale

Duration/Size

14 minutes

Year

2012

Distributor

Name

Concord Media

Email

sales@concordmedia.org.uk

Web

http://www.concordmedia.org.uk/ External site opens in new window

Phone

01473 726 012

Address

Rosehill Centre
22 Hines Road
Ipswich
IP3 9BG

Notes

A long-established, not-for-profit organisation with a large collection DVDs, specialising in the sectors of general and mental health, child care, race relations, war and peace, addictions, the third world, ecology, civil rights, personal relationships, educational issues, and social work training. Concord also handles titles made for the Graves Medical Audio-visual Library. Sale on DVD. Formerly known as Concord Video and Film Council. In 2014 Concord began to offer selected films as Video on Demand, via Vimeo.