Bibliograph

Gerhard Richter painting, Zero One Film in koproduktion mit Terz Film, Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk in zusammenarbeit mit Arte; ein film von Corrina Belz ; buch und regie, Corrina Belz ; produzent, Thomas Kufus

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Gerhard Richter painting, Zero One Film in koproduktion mit Terz Film, Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk in zusammenarbeit mit Arte; ein film von Corrina Belz ; buch und regie, Corrina Belz ; produzent, Thomas Kufus

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

Gerhard Richter painting

Medium

videorecording

Oclc number

781787639

Responsibility statement

Zero One Film in koproduktion mit Terz Film, Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk in zusammenarbeit mit Arte; ein film von Corrina Belz ; buch und regie, Corrina Belz ; produzent, Thomas Kufus

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Summary

Born in 1932 in Dresden, Gerhard Richter is considered one of the world's greatest living painters and now nearly 80 years old, agreed to talk about his work, as a small film crew documents his creative process. Blunt, provocative, unashamedly curmudgeonly, and iconoclastic (but never cynical), the artist says he's 'interested in things he doesn't understand,' that 'painting is a secretive business,' and that 'each painting is an assertion that tolerates no company

Table Of Contents

Gerhard Richter : an introduction / text by Achim Borchardt-Hume -- Biographical data -- Director's notes -- Feature film : Gerhard Richter painting (97 min.)-- Extras: The Cologne Cathedral window, 2007 (29 min.) ; "In der Werkstatt" (In the studio) from the late 1960s (14 min.) ; Richter interview with Hans Ulrich Obrist (10 min.)

Technique

live action

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