Gerhard Richter Painting
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| director = Corinna Belz
| producer = Thomas Kufus
| writer = Corinna Belz
| starring = Gerhard Richter
| cinematography = {{ubl|Dieter Stürmer|Johann Feindt|Frank Kranstedt}}
| music =
| editing = Stephan Krumbiegel
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| released = {{Film date|df=y|2011|9|8}}
| runtime = 101 minutes
| country = Germany
| language = German
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Gerhard Richter Painting is a 2011 German documentary film about the artist Gerhard Richter. It was directed by Corinna Belz. It received the German Film Award for Best Documentary Film.
Synopsis
The film follows the contemporary artist Gerhard Richter. It focuses on his creative process as he develops and completes a new piece.
Release
Reception
Racher Salz of The New York Times said the film shows rather than tells and called Richter "an excellent subject, serious and purposeful but also unexpectedly good-natured".{{cite web |last=Salz |first=Rachel |date=13 March 2012 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/14/movies/gerhard-richter-painting-a-documentary.html |title=An Artist at Work, Looking and Judging |website=The New York Times |access-date=3 May 2023 }} Alissa Simon of Variety called the film "a gorgeously rendered work of art".{{cite web |last=Simon |first=Alissa |date=19 September 2011 |url=https://variety.com/2011/film/markets-festivals/gerhard-richter-painting-1117946160/ |title=Gerhard Richter Painting |website=Variety |access-date=3 May 2023 }}
Gerhard Richter Painting received the German Film Award for Best Documentary Film at the {{ill|German Film Awards 2012|de|Deutscher Filmpreis 2012}}.
References
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Further reading
- {{cite web |last=Smith |first=Damon |date=14 March 2012 |url=https://filmmakermagazine.com/42670-corinna-belz-gerhard-richter-painting/ |title=Corinna Belz, Gerhard Richter Painting |website=Filmmaker |access-date=3 May 2023 }}
External links
- [http://www.gerhardrichterpainting.com/ Official website]
- {{IMDb title|1982113}}
- {{Rotten Tomatoes|gerhard_richter_painting}}
{{Corinna Belz}}
{{Gerhard Richter}}
Category:2011 documentary films
Category:German documentary films
Category:2010s German-language films
Category:Documentary films about painters