The Impressionists (2006)

Directed by

Tim Dunn

Genre

docudrama

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h

Rating

7.9 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This docudrama reconstructs the origins of Impressionism using archive letters and records. It focuses on young artists Claude Monet, Edouard Manet, and Frederic Bazille as they challenge the Paris art establishment. The story is told through the older Monet's memories.

educationalreflectivenostalgicgroundedbiographicalpacedinformativeperiod-piece

What happens

The Impressionists is a 2006 three-part factual docudrama produced by the BBC, which reconstructs the origins of the Impressionist art movement. The script was "based on archive letters, records and interviews from the time", and portrays painters Claude Monet, Édouard Manet, and Frédéric Bazille as young idealists taking on the Paris art establishment. The series features Julian Glover as Old Claude Monet, while Richard Armitage plays Young Claude Monet in flashbacks. The first episode focused on Monet's memories of fellow artists Édouard Manet and Paul Cézanne. The programme was shot on location in Provence and Normandy, at Claude Monet's home and garden at Giverny and at locations in the UK. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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