Film

Impressionism: Revenge of the Nice

2004 · 1h 40m · Documentary

IMDb

7.6

Matthew Collings will reappraise the Impressionists. The four stars are Courbet, Manet, Monet and Cezanne. In two hours their stories and their art will intertwine. Matt will unpack the principles of Impressionism - the strength of colour, the flatness, the patterning and the way in which ordinary life is pictured with startling truth - and argue that this is the best thing that has ever happened in modern art. He will also show that although the contemporary art world seemingly despises Impressionism it is only because of Impressionism that the avant-garde came to be.

• Chris RodleyDirector
• Matthew CollingsWriter

Release date

January 1, 2004

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

U

Genres

Documentary