Gerhard Richter Painting

2011 German film
  • Dieter Stürmer
  • Johann Feindt
  • Frank Kranstedt
Edited byStephan Krumbiegel
Production
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Release date
  • 8 September 2011 (2011-09-08)
Running time
101 minutesCountryGermanyLanguageGerman

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

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

Release

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

Reception

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

  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.

Further reading

  • Smith, Damon (14 March 2012). "Corinna Belz, Gerhard Richter Painting". Filmmaker. Retrieved 3 May 2023.

External links

  • Official website
  • Gerhard Richter Painting at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • Gerhard Richter Painting at Rotten Tomatoes
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Corinna Belz
Films directed
  • Gerhard Richter Painting (2011)
  • Peter Handke: In the Woods, Might Be Late (2016)
  • Inside the Uffizi (2021)
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Gerhard Richter
Paintings
  • Cathedral Square, Milan (1968)
  • Seascape (Slightly Cloudy) (1969)
  • Wand (Wall) (1994)
  • Abstraktes Bild (809-1) (1994)
Painting series
  • 48 Portraits (1971–1972)
  • 18. Oktober 1977 (1988)
  • Birkenau (2014)
Public works
  • Cologne Cathedral Window (2007)
Collaborations
Related
  • Isa Genzken (second wife)
  • Sabine Moritz (third wife)
  • "Gerhard Richter" (2003 TV episode)
  • Gerhard Richter Painting (2011 film)
  • Never Look Away (2018 film)
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