Drama / Biográfico
Noruega / Suécia,
1974, 2x105 min
(Alternativo 210 min)
Realização:
Peter WatkinsArgumento:
Peter WatkinsCâmara:
Odd Geir SætherElenco:
Geir Westby, Häkon Gundersen, Kerstii Allum, Eli Skolmen Ryg, Geo von Krogh, Ellen Waaler, Erik Disch, Gro Fraas, Dieter Kriszat, Kåre Stormark (mais)Sinopses(1)
Focusing initially on Munch's formative years in late 19th Century Kristiania (now Oslo), Watkins uses his trademark style to create a vivid picture of the emotional, political and social upheavals that would have such an effect on his art.
The young artist (Geir Westby) has an affair with ""Mrs Heiberg"" (Gro Fraas), a devastating experience that will haunt him for the rest of his life, and his work is viciously attacked by the critics and public alike. He is forced to leave his home country for Berlin, where, along with the notorious
Swedish playwright August Strindberg, he becomes part of the cultural storm that is to sweep Europe.
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