Underplayed Gems

Beuys (2017)

Beuys poster
Directed by
Andres Veiel
Genre
documentary film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 47m
Rated
AA
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 17 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This documentary follows the German artist Joseph Beuys using archival footage. It shows his life and work, focusing on his social and political ideas.

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What happens

Beuys is a 2017 German documentary film directed by Andres Veiel about the German artist Joseph Beuys. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear in the main competition section of the 67th Berlin International Film Festival. Noting that the film emphasizes the "social conscience" behind Beuys's art, Glenn Kenny, writing for The New York Times, called it "an exhilarating portrait of a unique truth-teller". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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