The Reality of Karel Appel

The Reality of Karel Appel (1962)

May 31st, 19620h 14min

Documentary
54%

Overview

Documentary about the work and the unconventional approach of the painter Karel Appel. The film shows him flinging vast amounts of paint onto the canvas, resulting in dynamic paintings showing an overful, raging, run-away world. In 1962 awarded with a Golden Bear at the Berlinale. (filmcommission.nl)


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

Thomas Hart Benton

Thomas Hart Benton


Released on: 1989-10-31
Documentary

Thomas Hart Benton's paintings were energetic and uncompromising. Today his works are in museums, bu...

African Adventure: Safari in the Okavango

African Adventure: Safari in the Okavango


Released on: 2007-05-01
Documentary

Land Without Bread

Land Without Bread


Released on: 1933-12-01
Documentary

An exploration —manipulated and staged— of life in Las Hurdes, in the province of Cáceres, in Extrem...

Daybreak Express

Daybreak Express


Released on: 1953-01-01
Documentary, Music

Set to a classic Duke Ellington recording "Daybreak Express", this is a five-minute short of the soo...

Fajr

Fajr


Released on: 2019-04-27
Documentary

In the Moroccan desert night dilutes forms and silence slides through sand. Dawn starts then to draw...

Skid Row

Skid Row


Released on: 1956-01-01
Documentary

A day and night in the life of three alcoholic derelicts: "and the meek shall inherit the earth - si...

Lodz Symphony

Lodz Symphony


Released on: 1993-01-01
Documentary

A portrait of Łódź, Poland that exists in a time-warp of sad memory.

Red Arrows

Red Arrows


Released on: 1969-05-08
Documentary

The British Royal Airforce's Red Arrows show off their skills.

There Are No Fakes

There Are No Fakes


Released on: 2019-04-29
Documentary

Norval Morrisseau was the first Indigenous Canadian artist to be taken seriously in the art world. B...

A Fan's Guide to Ms. Marvel

A Fan's Guide to Ms. Marvel


Released on: 2022-06-01
Documentary

A documentary short that gives you an exclusive look behind the groundbreaking original series, "Ms....

Night and Fog

Night and Fog


Released on: 1959-04-27
Documentary, History

Filmmaker Alain Resnais documents the atrocities behind the walls of Hitler's concentration camps.

I'm Too Sad to Tell You

I'm Too Sad to Tell You


Released on: 1971-03-17
Documentary

This short film is part of a mixed media artwork of the same name, which also included postcards of ...

Arthur Penn: The Director

Arthur Penn: The Director


Released on: 1970-01-18
Documentary

A short documentary about Arthur Penn.

Kryptonite

Kryptonite


Released on: 2023-10-09
Documentary

Like a Spiral

Like a Spiral


Released on: 2024-09-27
Documentary

Like a Spiral is a dialogue between Beirut and five women, migrant domestic workers, under the Kafal...

Cars Without a Home

Cars Without a Home


Released on: 1959-01-01
Documentary

Jan Schmidt and Pavel Juráček turn their attention to the problem of Czechoslovakia's unloved cars i...

Passing

Passing


Released on: 2015-09-27
Documentary

A short documentary profiling the lives of three transgender Black men, exploring what life is like ...

The Curious World of Hieronymus Bosch

The Curious World of Hieronymus Bosch


Released on: 2016-12-30
Documentary

Exhibition on Screen's latest release celebrates the life and masterpieces of Hieronymus Bosch broug...

Silversun Pickups: Behind Better Nature

Silversun Pickups: Behind Better Nature


Released on: 2016-01-10
Documentary

A story about friendship, independence and the making of a record. Silversun Pickups deconstruct the...

The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat

The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat


Released on: 1896-06-30
Documentary

A group of people are standing along the platform of a railway station in La Ciotat, waiting for a t...