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The Impressionists: The Other French Revolution
 
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The Impressionists: The Other French Revolution (1986)

Starring: Edward Herrmann, Victor Garber Director: Bruce Alfred Rating:   Format: DVD
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This epic documentary does a wonderful job of recapturing the revolutionary impact the impressionists made while providing a historical and artistic context for this extraordinary group of painters. The work of Monet, Degas, Morisot, and their fellow impressionists has now become so familiar that its power to shock has all but disappeared.

Young and resolutely modern, these artists threw off the shackles of academic art to capture everyday life in paintings that were iconoclastic in both style and subject. At first they struggled to survive because their work was rejected by the conservative Paris Salon, but those with independent means helped those without (Monet in particular was frequently rescued from poverty by his friends), and gradually they became impossible to ignore. Bruce Alfred's script thoroughly explains the development of the impressionists' approach to art and reveals fascinating aspects of their individual personalities, while a combination of dramatic reconstructions, period photographs, and the paintings themselves creates a rich and informative visual tapestry. Anyone with an interest in the history of art will find much to enjoy. --Simon Leake

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DVD is the perfect medium for this documentary. The paintings--both in the film and in the accompanying photo gallery--look wonderful, and each disc includes a timeline of important events. --Simon Leake

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47 of 48 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars magnifique!, April 12, 2002
My wife and I love Impressionism. We have several art books on the topic, and we saw the massive exhibit in Washington, D.C., in 1986 (from which we're still recovering!), and a more recent one at the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth.

BUT ... we learned so much in this DVD set (which I gave to my wife as a Christmas present) that we had not read/learned anywhere else: there is a lot of information about the artists' personal lives, family problems, quarrels with each other, their failing health and deaths, etc., that is almost as fascinating as the paintings themselves -- which are simply LUMINOUS in this presentation.

The only disappointment is the limited "extras" and the limited number of paintings in the gallery extra -- perhaps a reason to downrate this to 4 stars. But ... I'll keep it at 5.



 
31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Luminous & Brilliant - A Must See For ALL Art Lovers, October 8, 2005
A&E;'s special on The Impressionists is Luminous. Principle writer and director Bruce Alfred illustrates the revolutionary, artistic impulses of a brilliant young group of painters who feverishly worked together to break the confines of 19th century traditional painting. Alfred fuses together the historical context of 19th century art Europe with delightfully animated biographies of the Impressionist artists.

In 1859, Claude Monet, the youthful, rebellious, dazzlingly artistic, fame-seeking leader of the group burst forth onto the Parisian scene like balefire. Knowing he was a brilliant painter, Monet sought to breathe new artistic ideals into the electrifying Parisian art scene. He wanted to challenge the prestigious Salon Jury with his exquisite seascape paintings. Monet painted the Life and Nature surrounding him, instead of painting traditional, historical paintings. He immediately befriended liberal Camille Pissaro, an avant-garde painter of landscapes and everyday Island life, who was also longing to abandon traditional painting.

Together, Monet and Pissaro banished from their canvases the traditionally accepted historical, mythological, and religious paintings of their time; instead, they began painting life as they experienced it. They began to paint Sensations - fractured sun light enveloping trees, water shimmering with light, Parisians rushing down a busy street.

By 1862, Monet and Pissaro surrounded themselves with other, artistically adventurous visionaries: traditionalist August Renoir, the notoriously shocking and egocentric Edouard Manet, obsessive-compulsive Edgar Degas, and the oppressed Bertha Morisot, who would receive artistic praise from these brilliant men, inspiring her to remain the sole female artist in the male-dominated art world.

It would take 12 years (1874) before art critics would finally have the chance to critique their paintings. The critiques, however, were ill-fated; their works were deemed incomplete; critics considered the works "impressions" of what the completed painting might look like, if the artists went back and finished their paintings. The artists, however, did not...

This group forged a lifelong friendship, painting together amidst war, poverty, mental anguish, love, rejection, disappointment, and finally, in their dying years, positive recognition.


 
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Fleeting Impressions, Eternal Beauty , April 23, 2007
By Serge J. Van Steenkiste (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews
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The Impressionists: The Other French Revolution, a two-DVD set, introduces viewers to one of the most influential schools in the history of visual arts: The French Impressionists / Pointillists of the 19th century. Art scholars chronicle the life, historical context, and the most celebrated works of artists such as:

1) Edgar Degas
2) Edouard Manet
3) Claude Monet
4) Berthe Morisot
5) Camille Pissaro
6) Pierre Auguste Renoir
7) George Seurat
8) Alfred Sisley

What is remarkable in reviewing these names is to (re)discover how much artistic talent was present in France, especially in Paris, in the second-half of the 19th century.

To their credit, art scholars clearly explain the early struggles of the French Impressionists to overcome the artistic conservatism of the state-run Académie. The annual juried art show, the Salon de Paris, was the embodiment of the Académie's reluctance to embrace change. In the end, the Académie was no match to stop the eventual triumph of these engaged painters who broke many rules in revolutionizing painting techniques and subjects. The on-location photography in France gives viewers a better appreciation of the surroundings that were familiar to these artists. For all its merits, The Impressionists DVD-set cannot be a substitute for standing in front of these masterpieces that assure their authors a place in the artistic pantheon of humanity.

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5.0 out of 5 stars love it, love it, love it
scenery was beautiful, narrators voice was soothing, i was able to see a lot of europe. i couldn't be more happy with the dvd's.
Published 1 month ago by schatz

5.0 out of 5 stars Knocked me for a loop!
I loved "The Impressionists" DVD so much, I had to watch it two more times! As an artist myself, I was inspired, awestruck, humbled, and thoroughly captivated while watching this...
Published 10 months ago by Blonde Blythe

5.0 out of 5 stars luminous paintings elegant music
Not only are the paintings themselves almost better than the original (just kidding, kinda) due to the luminosity imposed by the screen, the lovely score is transporting.
Published 24 months ago by Laurie Moody

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Impression!
This set is a truly captivating opus in all respects. Aside from the most informative historical content, the production is beautifully presented in a way that both fascinates...
Published on September 8, 2005 by Robert L. Wasserman

4.0 out of 5 stars The Impressionists
The DVD was fairly well put together and added knowledge of that era. I recommend it to someone interested in this unconventional type of genre.
Published on August 18, 2005 by Dr. Prudencio Mendez Jr.

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