Dozens of works shown, biography & excellent analysis
Eugene Tenenbaum | Bronx, NY USA | 01/07/2008
(4 out of 5 stars)
"This documentary presents dozens of works by the artist. It is a narrated slide show mixed with expert interviews, on-location footage, and re-creations and reconstructions. The commentary is very detailed, competent, and comprehensive. It includes extensive biography mixed with a very professional work analysis encompassing influence of other artists. The quality of video and sound is good.
CHAPTERS:
1. Opening
2. The Father of Modern Painting
3. Early Years
4. The Influence of Delacroix
5. Meeting of the Impressionists
6. Dark Themes of Cezanne
7. Landscapes of L'Estaque
8. The Influence of Pissarro
9. A Modern Olympia
10. Support of Emile Zola
11. Construction After Nature
12. Organized Brush Strokes
13. The End of a Friendship
14. Perspective Through Color
15. Flat Depth Painting
16. Awareness of Abstraction
17. Portraits of Hortense
18. Sympathy to Character
19. Multiple Viewpoints in Still Life
20. Geometric Construction
21. The Great Bathers
22. Mont Saint-Victoire
23. The Death of Cezanne
24. Credits"