Don’t feel bad if you haven’t heard of the name Hilma af Klint until recently — or before finding your way to “Hilma,” Lasse Hallström’s somewhat syrupy, conventional yet still respectable attempt to broaden the general public’s knowledge of, and affection for, the Swedish abstract artist. If so, you can hardly be blamed for your unawareness, considering af Klint’s longtime (and only recently reversed) obscurity in art circles.
Hers is a story as old as time: A brilliant, ahead-of-her-time woman goes largely ignored despite significant contributions to her field, while her male counterparts claim the spotlight and all the glory. In that regard, it was af Klint herself who invented the notion of abstract painting years before Wassily Kandinsky, one of the most regarded Modernists and abstract painters of all time. And when she died in 1944, her magnificent work was locked away and kept from the public eye for years.
Hers is a story as old as time: A brilliant, ahead-of-her-time woman goes largely ignored despite significant contributions to her field, while her male counterparts claim the spotlight and all the glory. In that regard, it was af Klint herself who invented the notion of abstract painting years before Wassily Kandinsky, one of the most regarded Modernists and abstract painters of all time. And when she died in 1944, her magnificent work was locked away and kept from the public eye for years.
- 3/30/2023
- by Tomris Laffly
- Variety Film + TV
Like most art lovers, the prolific filmmaker Lasse Hallström had never heard of the prolific painter Hilma af Klint (1862-1944) until recently. Af Klint was disregarded, discouraged, sidelined and overlooked during her lifetime, but except for a four-year period, she never stopped creating. She took painting beyond representational still lifes and landscapes and into the uncharted sphere of abstraction, several years before Wassily Kandinsky would claim the mantle of that innovative leap. Her work sat in storage for 20 years after her death, per her instructions, and none of it is for sale.
What a (market-free) discovery of the groundbreaking artist it’s been, beginning with the landmark 2013 exhibit that wowed museumgoers in Stockholm before traveling to seven other European cities and New York. Halina Dyrschka’s 2019 film Beyond the Visible, the first feature-length documentary about af Klint, explores the breadth and depth of her legacy from a revisionist art history...
What a (market-free) discovery of the groundbreaking artist it’s been, beginning with the landmark 2013 exhibit that wowed museumgoers in Stockholm before traveling to seven other European cities and New York. Halina Dyrschka’s 2019 film Beyond the Visible, the first feature-length documentary about af Klint, explores the breadth and depth of her legacy from a revisionist art history...
- 1/12/2023
- by Sheri Linden
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“I don’t necessarily associate the 80s with a period piece because it just doesn’t feel that long ago to me,” admits production designer Happy Massee as he reflects on his work on “Armageddon Time.” The new James Gray film takes place in Queens, New York, in 1980, and centers on the friendship between two middle-school students across social divisions of race and class. The set decorator lived in New York in the 80s, so bringing that period to life did not take an inordinate amount of research. He shares, “The research were my personal experiences. I sort of re-lived something that I lived when I was in my early 20s.” Watch our exclusive video interview above.
“Armageddon Time” is Massee’s third collaboration with Gray on a feature, having previously worked with the director on “Two Lovers” and “The Immigrant.” He recounts meeting the writer-director for the first time,...
“Armageddon Time” is Massee’s third collaboration with Gray on a feature, having previously worked with the director on “Two Lovers” and “The Immigrant.” He recounts meeting the writer-director for the first time,...
- 11/18/2022
- by David Buchanan
- Gold Derby
Santi White wants you to know the truth — the kind of truth that helps you make sense of the world, even when it’s clunky and difficult to understand. The “Nothing” artist, who recently sat down with Rolling Stone, frames her new podcast Noble Champions as a reimagined salon, a hallowed space for intimate conversations for today’s audience, and explores current issues with leading fellow artists, activists, and progressive thinkers.
The inspiration for the podcast’s title comes from a quote by Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky, who wrote in...
The inspiration for the podcast’s title comes from a quote by Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky, who wrote in...
- 10/25/2022
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
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With the coronavirus pandemic causing TIFF to go online and reduce their line-up, this year’s Short Cuts programme has been whittled down to 35 films across 5 programmes, a reduction of more than a third compared to last year’s 55 films and 8 programmes. Despite these limitations, programmers Jason Anderson and Lisa Haller have put together a strong lineup for 2020 that should hold more than a few surprises for those willing to check out this year’s lineup.
Having seen most of what this year has to offer, here are 10 films that stand out in a slim but competitive field of short filmmaking. For more coverage from the festival, check out our preview of the most-anticipated features and read our forthcoming reviews here.
4 North A (Jordan Canning, Howie Shia)
(Screening in TIFF Short Cuts Programme 01)
A collaboration between filmmakers Jordan Canning and Howie Shia, 4 North A shows a woman consumed by memories...
Having seen most of what this year has to offer, here are 10 films that stand out in a slim but competitive field of short filmmaking. For more coverage from the festival, check out our preview of the most-anticipated features and read our forthcoming reviews here.
4 North A (Jordan Canning, Howie Shia)
(Screening in TIFF Short Cuts Programme 01)
A collaboration between filmmakers Jordan Canning and Howie Shia, 4 North A shows a woman consumed by memories...
- 9/9/2020
- by C.J. Prince
- The Film Stage
Us launch set for April 10 in New York.
Zeitgeist Films in association with Kino Lorber has picked up North American rights to Halina Dyrschka’s Göteborg Film Festival premiere Beyond The Visible: Hilma Af Klint.
The film debuted at the Swedish festival in 2019 and explores the life of the Swedish female abstract painter Hilma Af Klint. It went on to play Cph:dox Copenhagen, Hot Docs in Toronto, and Vancouver International Film Festival, and will open theatrically in New York on April 10 before expanding nationwide.
The artist lived from 1862-1944 and is credited as the world’s first abstract artist at...
Zeitgeist Films in association with Kino Lorber has picked up North American rights to Halina Dyrschka’s Göteborg Film Festival premiere Beyond The Visible: Hilma Af Klint.
The film debuted at the Swedish festival in 2019 and explores the life of the Swedish female abstract painter Hilma Af Klint. It went on to play Cph:dox Copenhagen, Hot Docs in Toronto, and Vancouver International Film Festival, and will open theatrically in New York on April 10 before expanding nationwide.
The artist lived from 1862-1944 and is credited as the world’s first abstract artist at...
- 1/21/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Production is underway on German period drama “Empire Oktoberfest,” set in Munich in 1900 and starring Mišel Maticevic (“Babylon Berlin”), Martina Gedeck (“The Lives of Others”), Klaus Steinbacher (“Das Boot”), and Mercedes Mueller (“Passenger 23”). Beta Film, which successfully brought “Babylon Berlin” to market, will launch it internationally at Mipcom in October.
“Empire Oktoberfest” (working title) will follow a fierce battle between two family breweries and shed light on the history of the world-famous festival, where Munich’s powerful secretly carry out their affairs. The story revolves around a young girl who falls in love with a poor brewer’s son. Their relationship is opposed by the girl’s father, a rich mobster who has come to town to try to bully his way into the inner circle of Munich’s brewery dynasties.
Shooting is underway and will take in Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia and Prague. Production wraps in mid-August. Zeitsprung and Violet Pictures are on production duty.
“Empire Oktoberfest” (working title) will follow a fierce battle between two family breweries and shed light on the history of the world-famous festival, where Munich’s powerful secretly carry out their affairs. The story revolves around a young girl who falls in love with a poor brewer’s son. Their relationship is opposed by the girl’s father, a rich mobster who has come to town to try to bully his way into the inner circle of Munich’s brewery dynasties.
Shooting is underway and will take in Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia and Prague. Production wraps in mid-August. Zeitsprung and Violet Pictures are on production duty.
- 6/7/2019
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
Shoot is underway on Beta Film’s high-end drama series Empire Oktoberfest (working title) by Hannu Salonen (Arctic Circle).
The six-hour series about the fierce battle between two family breweries, set in Munich in 1900, stars Mišel Maticevic (Babylon Berlin), Martina Gedeck (The Lives Of Others) and up-and-coming talents Klaus Steinbacher (Das Boot) and Mercedes Mueller (Passenger 23).
The drama sheds light on a chapter in the history of the world-famous, iconic German beer festival, where Munich’s powerful secretly carry out their affairs. The show portrays two beer-brewing dynasties fight for domination of the famous event and revolves around a young girl who falls in love with a poor brewer’s son. Their feelings are against her father’s wishes – a rich mobster, who has come to town to try and bully his way into the inner circle of Munich’s brewery dynasties. Soon, blood is being shed and the young...
The six-hour series about the fierce battle between two family breweries, set in Munich in 1900, stars Mišel Maticevic (Babylon Berlin), Martina Gedeck (The Lives Of Others) and up-and-coming talents Klaus Steinbacher (Das Boot) and Mercedes Mueller (Passenger 23).
The drama sheds light on a chapter in the history of the world-famous, iconic German beer festival, where Munich’s powerful secretly carry out their affairs. The show portrays two beer-brewing dynasties fight for domination of the famous event and revolves around a young girl who falls in love with a poor brewer’s son. Their feelings are against her father’s wishes – a rich mobster, who has come to town to try and bully his way into the inner circle of Munich’s brewery dynasties. Soon, blood is being shed and the young...
- 6/6/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
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