The Impressionists (2006)
- Directed by
- Tim Dunn
- Genre
- docudrama
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h
- Rating
- 7.9 of 10 from 7 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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Cézanne in Provence (2006)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.