Chagall (film)

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Chagall
Directed byLauro Venturi
Written byLeonard Neubauer
Produced bySimon Schiffrin
Narrated by Vincent Price
Cinematography Jean Bourgoin
Release date
  • 1963 (1963)
CountryFrance
LanguagesFrench
English

Chagall is a 1963 short documentary film directed by Lauro Venturi which focuses on the work of artist Marc Chagall. It won an Oscar at the 36th Academy Awards in 1964 for Documentary Short Subject. [1] The Academy Film Archive preserved Chagall in 2008. [2]

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References

  1. "The 36th Academy Awards (1964) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  2. "Preserved Projects". Academy Film Archive.