Chaïm Soutine - 20th Century Expressionist Artist on DVD

New York, NY, August 12, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Chaïm Soutine

Kultur announces the DVD release of Chaïm Soutine - 20th Century Expressionist Artist will be available on DVD September 29, 2009 for a suggested retail price of $19.99.

Chaïm Soutine - The name is familiar, the artist's work less so. The man, born in 1893 in a shtetl in today's Belarus, is a mysterious, shadowy figure. Many credit Soutine as the forerunner of Abstract Impressionism, as well as painting in the traditional European style of Rembrandt or Courbet whose circle of included Chagall, Modigliani, and Picasso.

For this film, filmmakers Valérie Firla and Murielle Levy seized the handful of clues they had - a few books, an old film, a tomb at Montparnasse cemetery - and conducted an investigation into the life of the artist.

They retrace the destiny of this fascinating painter, who was so tormented he destroyed the canvases that bespoke his anguish. This documentary is more than a well-deserved tribute to a major painter from the school of Paris. The filmmakers' careful inquiry and evident fascination for the man offer us a subtle approach to the work, and an encounter with a complex person, often detestable and deeply engaging.

Chaïm Soutine - 20th Century Expressionist Artist
Street Date: September 29, 2009
SRP: $19.99
SKU: D4477
Run Time: 52 Minutes
UPC 032031447790
ISBN: 978-0-7697-8889-0

Contact for Further Information:
Kultur International Films
Tel: 732-229-2343
info@kultur.com

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