Arthaus

Raffaello Santi -called Raffael for short- embodies just like Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo the "uomo universale" of the Renaissance. Through his works of art and his architecture he became a legend even during his lifetime.Transfigured through his early death, he gained the auro of "Master of Graces".

There were only very few artists, whos life was as fascinating as their art. One of them is Vincent van Gogh. Moreover there were only a few painters, who reflected their personal mood in their pictures as headstrong van Gogh. His unrest, his problematic friendship to Gauguin, the desperation for acknowledgement. All these questions are treated by vn Gogh in his open and surprisingly brilliant and affecting letters from Arles in the Provence to his brother Theo.

The acknowledged "father of modern art" is profiled in this documentary, which is not merely informative but visually engaging. A number of artists and art historians comment on Paul Cézanne, making note that while details about his life are somewhat sketchy, we know he was a boyhood friend of writer Emile Zola, and he grew up to be a troubled loner who spent most of his career in obscurity.