Die Brücke: The Birth of Modern Art in Germany

Movie·1972·0h 24m

Die Brücke: The Birth of Modern Art in Germany

Country

Germany

Language

English

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Original title: Aufbruch in die Moderne - die deutsche Künstlergemeinschaft 'Brücke'

This movement marks the beginning of modern art in Germany. It is the German equivalent of French Fauvism, from which it draws its main inspiration, but it carries an Expressionist and social emphasis that is characteristic of Nordic 'angst.' The artists of Die Brucke were restless creatures, over-sensitive, haunted by religious, sexual, political or moral obsessions. Dramatic landscapes and nudes, mystical and visionary compositions, scenes of the countryside, the streets, the circus, the cafe-dansants and the demi-monde were their principal subjects. Their pure colours blaze in acid stridency, encompassed by rough, dry contours which show the influence of African art and primitive woodcuts. The work of the following is shown: Kirchner, Fritz Bleyl, Erich Heckel, Schmidt-Rottluff, Otto Muller, Emil Nolde and Max Pechstein.

Producer

Walter Koch

Themes

social commentaryartmodern artart historyexpressionism

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Walter Koch

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