Because I Was a Painter

Name: Because I Was a Painter
Genre: Documentary
Released: April 24, 2015
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 63

2015

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Cinema Guild | Release Date: April 24, 2015 | Not Rated

Summary: In 1945, when the Allies liberated the concentration camps, they discovered thousands of secretly created artworks. These drawings, hidden from the Nazis, offer an unparalleled view of life during the war. For more than 70 years, the story of the artists who created them has remained untold. With unprecedented access to paintings, drawings,In 1945, when the Allies liberated the concentration camps, they discovered thousands of secretly created artworks. These drawings, hidden from the Nazis, offer an unparalleled view of life during the war. For more than 70 years, the story of the artists who created them has remained untold. With unprecedented access to paintings, drawings, etchings and sculptures held in collections around the world, Because I Was a Painter conducts a gripping and fascinating investigation into art that captures, reflects and inspires in difficult times. [Cinema Guild]… Expand

Director: Christophe Cognet

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 104 min

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Stephen Holden

Apr 23, 2015

As crude as many of these works are, they exert an eerie cumulative power. Read full review

Abby Garnett

Apr 23, 2015

Cognet's work is more devoted to thought about aesthetics than aesthetics themselves. His modest film represents a break from the rigorous historical work typically associated with documentaries about the Holocaust, and its open-ended nature is a fitting analogue to ongoing questions about testimony and healing. Read full review

Andrew Lapin

Apr 22, 2015

More attention paid to the narrative of some of these pieces, rather than simply their craft, could have been more enlightening. Read full review

Boyd van Hoeij

Apr 23, 2015

A less successful aspect of the film is Cognet’s attempt to tie the concentration camps as contemporary spaces into the narrative, with shots of the now practically empty landscapes -- some tourists here and there notwithstanding -- interspersed throughout. Read full review

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