Edward Hopper and the Blank Canvas (2012)

ALL 10/10/2012 (fr) Documentary 52 Min
  • Release
    10/10/2012
  • Production
    Rmn-GP, ARTE
  • Rotten tomato
    70%
  • Original title
    La toile blanche d'Edward Hopper
  • Original language
    fr
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Overview

The many references in contemporary film to Edward Hopper's works, as well as the widespread reproduction of some of his paintings have made his universe familiar to many. His unclassifiable figurations weave a dialogue between appearances and light, between the unmistakeable and enigma. Focusing on the artist's personal life in the context of 20th century America, "Edward Hopper and the Blank Canvas" bears witness to a fiercely independent painter, who was aware of the issues of his era, and who was hostile to the imprisonment that a modern American art opposing realism and abstraction could lead him to. This film brings the artist to life, transposing his realist and metaphysical poetry. It is a subtile and passionate work, which at last unveils one of the most important painters of American modernity.

  1. Story

  2. Editor



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Casts

  1. Wim Wenders

    Self

  2. Edward Hopper

    Self (archive footage)

  3. Josephine Hopper

    Self (archive footage)

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 3 , Crews : 4

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Edward Hopper and the Blank Canvas (2012) 52 Min

ALL 10/10/2012 (fr)
Documentary
  • Release 10/10/2012
  • Production
    Rmn-GP, ARTE
  • Original title La toile blanche d'Edward Hopper
  • fr
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

The many references in contemporary film to Edward Hopper's works, as well as the widespread reproduction of some of his paintings have made his universe familiar to many. His unclassifiable figurations weave a dialogue between appearances and light, between the unmistakeable and enigma. Focusing on the artist's personal life in the context of 20th century America, "Edward Hopper and the Blank Canvas" bears witness to a fiercely independent painter, who was aware of the issues of his era, and who was hostile to the imprisonment that a modern American art opposing realism and abstraction could lead him to. This film brings the artist to life, transposing his realist and metaphysical poetry. It is a subtile and passionate work, which at last unveils one of the most important painters of American modernity.

  1. Jean-Pierre Devillers

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Jean-Pierre Devillers

    Producer