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"An epic tale of an uncompromising artist and
fighter for freedom, Domenicos
Theotokopoulos, known to the world as «El
Greco». Set in the 16th century, El Greco's
search for freedom, and love, ranges from the
courts of Crete and Venice to Toledo in
Spain. Here he is confronted by his greatest
adversary the Holy Inquisition."
A greek-spanish-hungarian co-production
Music: Vangelis (Chariots of Fire,Blade
Runner)
Costume Design: Lala Huete (Pan's Labyrinth)
Cinematography: Aris Stavrou (The Cherry
Orchard)
Direction: Yannis Smaragdis (Cavafy)
www.elgrecothemovie.com
Tags : el greco elgreco painter movie trailer vangelis smaragdis spanish |
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Affichage : 68177
Durée : 38 s |
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El Greco ("The Greek"1541 -- April 7, 1614)
was a painter, sculptor, and architect of the
Spanish Renaissance. He usually signed his
paintings in Greek letters with his full
name, Doménicos Theotokópoulos (Greek:
Δομήνικος
Θεοτοκόπουλος), underscoring his
Greek origin.
El Greco was born in Crete, which was at that
time part of the Republic of Venice, and the
centre of Post-Byzantine art. He trained and
became a master within that tradition before
travelling at age 26 to Venice, as other
Greek artists had done. In 1570 he moved to
Rome, where he opened a workshop and executed
a series of works. During his stay in Italy,
El Greco enriched his style with elements of
Mannerism and of the Venetian Renaissance. In
1577 he moved to Toledo, Spain, where he
lived and worked until his death. In Toledo,
El Greco received several major commissions
and produced his best known paintings.
El Greco's dramatic and expressionistic style
was met with puzzlement by his contemporaries
but found appreciation in the 20th century.
El Greco is regarded as a precursor of both
Expressionism and Cubism, while his
personality and works were a source of
inspiration for poets and writers such as
Rainer Maria Rilke and Nikos Kazantzakis. El
Greco has been characterized by modern
scholars as an artist so individual that he
belongs to no conventional school. He is best
known for tortuously elongated figures and
often fantastic or phantasmagorical
pigmentation, marrying Byzantine traditions
with those of Western painting.
Suggested links:
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/grec/hd_gre
c.htm
http://www.kaiku.com/greco.html
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?re
s=9C0CE5DC1739F93BA25754C0A964948260
Tags : El Greco Domenicos Theotokopoulos Θεοτοκόπουλος Crete Creta Κρήτη Venice Toledo Venetian Renaissance Expressionism Cubism Rainer Maria Rilke Kazantzakis Greek Painting Spain Byzantium |
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Affichage : 8463
Durée : 228 s |
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