Mark Rothko - La peinture vous regarde

The World according to Mark Rothko

Year: 2023
Country: France
Director: Pascale Bouhénic
Genre: documentary, biography, art
Runtime: 53 min.
Age: 12+
This film traces the elusive trajectory of a 20th-century art legend. Full of colors, sensuality, dramas, and emotions, Rothko's painting shines forth in a subtle portrait of the American master of abstract expressionism.

A legendary 20th century artist, Mark Rothko assigned himself the task of creating a representation of the human tragedy through the most abstract painting there is. His stated goal: cure the world’s ills. His tools: a colored paste that he made himself, in secret, covering larger and larger canvases and creating spaces that could absorb the spectator. Declaring that he was not an Abstractionist, but a Materialist, Rothko has always eluded definition. This documentary reveals his unconventional path, one of the most surprising ones in modern art.

  •  A major post-war American artist, Rothko stands out for his unique style and his use of avant-garde techniques (all-over color, color fields, multiform).
  •  Rothko’s oeuvre draws spectators into an immersive and contemplative sensorial experience.
  • Shooting locations: New York (MOMA, Rothko’s painting studio and more…) Italy (the convent of San Marco in Florence and the Villa of the Mysteries in Pompei); featuring Rothko’s son Christopher Rothko.  

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Language: French, English; Russian subtitles