Caspar David Friedrich – Grenzen der Zeit (1986)

Directed by

Peter Schamoni

Genre

documentary film

Country

German Democratic Republic, Germany, France

Runtime

1h 24m

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film is set just after the death of the painter Caspar David Friedrich. It shows how his family and friends remember him and his work.

contemplativesombermeditativecharacter-drivenquietretrospectivevisualslow-paced

What happens

Boundaries of Time: Caspar David Friedrich (German: Caspar David Friedrich. Grenzen der Zeit) is a 1986 West German film directed by Peter Schamoni. It is about the painter Caspar David Friedrich (1774 – 1840) and set immediately after his death, portraying him through his family and friends. It is described as a "documentary film with acted plot". It received the German Film Award for Best Cinematography. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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