Underplayed Gems

Edvard Munch (1974)

Edvard Munch poster
Directed by
Peter Watkins
Genre
drama film, biographical film
Country
Sweden
Length
1 season, 2 episodes
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This miniseries covers about thirty years in the life of painter Edvard Munch. It focuses on the personal struggles and losses that influenced his art, including illness in his family and a romantic affair.

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What happens

Edvard Munch (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈɛ̀dvɑɖ ˈmʊŋk] ) is a 1974 Norwegian biographical psychological docudrama film written, narrated and directed by English filmmaker Peter Watkins. It is about the Norwegian Expressionist painter Edvard Munch. It stars non-professional Norwegian actor Geir Westby (in his debut and only acting role) as the painter. Watkins appears as an English-speaking voiceover narrator to imbue the film its documentary style. It was originally created as a two-part miniseries co-produced by the Norwegian and Swedish state television networks NRK and SVT, but subsequently gained an American theatrical release in 1976. The film covers about thirty years of Munch's life, focusing on the influences that shaped his art, particularly the prevalence of disease and death in his family and his youthful affair with a married woman. It received widespread critical acclaim (with universal praise towards Westby's portrayal of the painter), and is widely regarded as one of the best biographical movies ever made, as well as one of the greatest Norwegian movies of all time. Geir Westby's work is widely considered by many critics, schoolars and cinephiles as one of the finest male acting performances in movie history. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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