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Gerhard Richter Painting

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Gerhard Richter Painting
Directed byCorinna Belz
Written byCorinna Belz
Produced byThomas Kufus
StarringGerhard 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.

Synopsis

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

Release

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

Reception

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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]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "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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