Gerhard Richter Painting

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Gerhard Richter Painting
Directed by Corinna Belz
Written byCorinna Belz
Produced by Thomas Kufus
Starring Gerhard Richter
Cinematography
  • Dieter Stürmer
  • Johann Feindt
  • Frank Kranstedt
Edited byStephan Krumbiegel
Production
company
zero one film
Release date
  • 8 September 2011 (2011-09-08)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

Gerhard Richter Painting is a 2011 German documentary film about the artist Gerhard Richter. It was directed by Corinna Belz. It received the German Film Award for Best Documentary Film.

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Synopsis

The film follows the contemporary artist Gerhard Richter. It focuses on his creative process as he develops and completes a new piece. [1]

Release

The film was released in Germany on 8 September 2011. [1]

Reception

Racher Salz of The New York Times said the film shows rather than tells and called Richter "an excellent subject, serious and purposeful but also unexpectedly good-natured". [2] Alissa Simon of Variety called the film "a gorgeously rendered work of art". [3]

Gerhard Richter Painting received the German Film Award for Best Documentary Film at the German Film Awards 2012  [ de ]. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Gerhard Richter - Painting". Filmportal.de . Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  2. Salz, Rachel (13 March 2012). "An Artist at Work, Looking and Judging". The New York Times . Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  3. Simon, Alissa (19 September 2011). "Gerhard Richter Painting". Variety . Retrieved 3 May 2023.

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