Balthus Through the Looking Glass ( Balthus de l'autre côté du miroir )

Balthus Through the Looking Glass (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Balthus de l'autre côté du miroir
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
French ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( PAL/NTSC/Region 0 )

Running Time:
106 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Featurette
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Short Film

Movie filmed in 1996 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
Damian Pettigrew

Written By:
Damian Pettigrew

Actors:
Philippe Noiret ..... Récitant / Narrator (voice)
François Rouan ..... Himself
Jean Leymarie ..... Himself
Jean Clair ..... Himself

Synopsis:

The feature length documentary highlights the painter's complex creative process with rare footage of the artist at work in his studio in the Swiss mountain village of Rossinière. Conversations with Balthus and his wife Setsuko, his daughter Harumi, his sons Stanislaus and Thadée, interviews with art critics Jean Leymarie, Jean Clair, Pierre Rosenberg, and James Lord, and with French painter François Rouan (who often assisted Balthus during his tenure at the Villa Medici), contribute to form a rich psychological portrait of a secretive and controversial artist. Also featured are photographs by Henri Cartier-Bresson and Irving Penn, and much unpublished material. Shot in Super 16 over a 12-month period in Switzerland, Italy, France, and the Moors of England, the film captures Balthus's unique vision and extraordinary lifestyle.

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 15 March, 2009.