Beuys
Kino Lorber | Release Date: January 17, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
58
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Mixed or average reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
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80
Village VoiceSimon AbramsJan 18, 2018
Veiel’s refreshingly open-ended approach invites you to find your own answers. Read full review
75
Movie NationRoger MooreDec 21, 2017
Beuys isn’t a film that lays out, in simple, clear terms, what he and his work are about. But Veiel does manage to refresh our memories of Beuys, and let the man — in his own (subtitled) words, re-make the case that art is “a blow against the enemy,” a revolution. Read full review
70
The New York TimesGlenn KennyJan 16, 2018
Even if you don’t need Beuys justified or explained to you, the movie is an exhilarating portrait of a unique truth-teller. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleDavid LewisMar 7, 2018
The unconventional Joseph Beuys, one of the pillars of the modern art movement, gets an unconventional tribute in Beuys, a zigzagging documentary that is both illuminating and opaque. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleFeb 22, 2018
Andres Veiel's documentary Beuys, plays like a fan's flip book divorced from meaningful resonance. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comMatt FagerholmJan 18, 2018
So vague is the picture about the meaning of the artworks it presents that they proved to be of little interest to me, until I researched them afterward. Far more compelling is Beuys himself, with his signature hat, haunted gaze and outspoken belief that art can be a vehicle for communication. Read full review
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Slant MagazineOleg IvanovJan 15, 2018
The film fails to seriously address Joseph Beuys voluntarily joining the Hitler Youth and serving with the Luftwaffe. Read full review
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