Hokusai: Old Man Crazy to Paint (2017)
- Original title
- British Museum Presents: Hokusai
- Directed by
- Patricia Wheatley
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 8.9 of 10 from 4 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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How it feels
This documentary follows a British Museum exhibition on Japanese artist Hokusai. It explores his life and work in 19th-century Edo, showing his paintings and prints through close-ups and new technology. Experts and contemporary artists discuss his influence.
informativevisually richcontemplativereverentbiographicaldetailedscholarlyslow-paced
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