Balthus through the Looking-Glass
MovieTitle | Balthus de l'autre côté du miroir |
User score | 0 |
Release date | Jan 1, 1996 |
Genre | Documentary |
Director | Damian Pettigrew |
Production country | France |
Production companies | Planète Cable, Baal Films |
Budget | $450,000 |
Run time | 72 min. |
Using rare images of the artist filmed at work in his studio, exclusive interviews with his family and close friends, photographs by Henri Cartier-Bresson, and unpublished artwork, this award-winning feature documentary highlights the painter’s complex creative process. Acclaimed as the definitive film portrait of the master, Balthus through the Looking-Glass was shot on Super 16 over 14 months in Switzerland, Italy, France and the Moors of England by the director of Fellini, I’m a Born Liar. (Arte)