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Alice Neel (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
82 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Deleted Scenes
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2007 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Andrew Neel

Written By:
Andrew Neel

Actors:
Alice Neel ..... Herself (archive footage)
Michel Auder ..... Himself
Phillip Bonosky ..... Himself
Chuck Close ..... Himself
Marlene Dumas ..... Herself
Cristina Lancella ..... Herself
Jeremy Lewison ..... Himself
Juan Martinez ..... Himself
Andrew Neel ..... Himself (voice)
Hartley Neel ..... Himself
Richard Neel ..... Himself
Linda Nochlin ..... Herself
Robert Storr ..... Himself

Synopsis:

The fascinating documentary "Alice Neel" - a biography of this influential, emotionally troubled painter by her grandson Andrew Neel - could easily have been titled "Form Follows Function." It achieves the documentary format's basic goal of illuminating history while also demonstrating, through filmmaking choices, how an artist's style reveals his or her personality. This movie reflects a similar mix of qualities. Mr. Neel juxtaposes relaxed interview footage and archival clips (including a black-and-white video interview in Ms. Neel's cluttered apartment, where she feeds pigeons outside her kitchen window) with more ragged, personal footage that reveals a filmmaker struggling to define an indefinable woman.

A surrealist take on the traditional biopic, the film is a visual summation of Michel Auder (here playing a fictional version of himself) and his half-century-long career as a video artist and diarist.

Documentary on American painter Alice Neel by director - and grandson of the artist - Andrew Neel.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 04 December, 2009.