Because I Was a Painter
The drawings, mostly portraits of great grief, are extraordinary both as documents and as works of art.
Because I Was a Painter
In 1945, when the Allies liberated the concentration camps, they discovered thousands of secretly created artworks. These drawings, hidden from the Nazis, offer an unparalleled view of life during the war. For more than 70 years, the story of the artists who created them has remained untold. With unprecedented access to paintings, drawings, etchings and sculptures held in collections around the world, Because I Was a Painter conducts a gripping and fascinating investigation into art that captures, reflects and inspires in difficult times.
"A meditation on suffering and beauty and how art can bridge the gap between the two." – Hollywood Reporter
"A meditation on suffering and beauty and how art can bridge the gap between the two." – Hollywood Reporter
Genre
Documentary,
History
Runtime
104
Language
French,
German,
English,
Hebrew
Director
Christophe Cognet
FEATURED REVIEW
Stephen Holden, New York Times
“All these dead bodies totally drained of color: a symphony of grays.” Those words, spoken by the Belgian artist José Fosty, describe his impression of a wagon filled with dead bodies in the Buchenwald concentration camp, where he was held for more than two years until its liberation in 1945. His is ...
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