Edvard Munch
I'm a big Munch fan. Interestingly, the shots in the film corresponded to Munch's subjects in his paintings. The film also gives a good picture of the times in Norway...
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Peter Watkins
Films
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Punishment Park
The war in Vietnam is escalating. There is massive public protest in the United States and elsewhere. President Nixon declares a state of national emergency and the federal authorities are given the power to detain persons judged to be "a risk to internal security." In a desert zone in southwest California, a civilian...Start your free trial to watch
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Edvard Munch
Famously described by Ingmar Bergman as a "work of genius," Peter Watkins' multi-faceted masterpiece is more than just a bio-pic of the iconic Norwegian Expressionist painter. Focusing initially on Munch's formative years in late 19th Century Kristiania (now Oslo), Watkins uses his trademark style to create a vivid picture of...Start your free trial to watch
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Evening Land
"In October 1975, I was invited by Stig Björkman, a Swedish filmmaker in charge of production for the Danish Film Institute, to begin research on a feature film which was to be funded chiefly by the Institute and two private producers, Steen Herdel and Ebbe Preisler. Together with Danish director/writer Poul Martinsen and...Start your free trial to watch
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The Freethinker
Peter Watkins' innovative biopic THE FREETHINKER explores in rich detail the life of author August Strindberg and his troubled relationship with Siri von Essen, Strindberg's first wife. Assembled over a two-year period at the Nordens Folk High School near Stockholm as part of a class that the filmmaker taught in the early...Start your free trial to watch
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Recent Reviews
Edvard Munch
I'm inspired by the story of Edvard Munch. The hypocrisy of artists and the politics that surrounded his work is just so ironic. How love, pain, death, suffering and life...
Punishment Park
that sucked
Edvard Munch
The layered sound design - the translation of Munch's art to color compositions on film - the frenetic elliptical editing - and the contextual views offered in voice over -...
Punishment Park
This is a very revealing and timely movie and thanks for making it available.Well made and produced throughout.