Brush with Life: The Art of Being Edward Biberman (2007)
• March 3rd, 2007 • 1h 25min
Documentary, History
Overview
This documentary brings alive a remarkable artist’s passionate journey through a turbulent century. Both epic and surprisingly intimate, the film presents a classic American immigrant saga, an inspiring search for artistic independence, and a great romance. Along the way, Biberman's growing commitment to social justice and struggle against McCarthy-era repression (his brother, director Herbert Biberman, went to prison as one of The Hollywood Ten) combine with his efforts to create both a loving family life and a groundbreaking body of work. With its grand scope, rich personalities, and vast array of breathtaking artwork, Brush With Life connects us in a deeply personal way to a brilliant artist who lived by the same high standards he set for his paintings.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Gandhi
Released on: 1982-12-01
Drama, History
In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all w...
Janine F.
Released on: 2004-02-11
Documentary
The humorous portrait of a female artist. The film follows the career of 24-year-old Janine F. who i...
Basquiat
Released on: 1996-08-09
Drama, History
The brief life of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world renowned New York street artist struggling with fame...
Farinelli
Released on: 1994-12-01
History, Drama, Music
The life and career of Italian opera singer Farinelli, considered one of the greatest castrato singe...
Zuřivý reportér
Released on: 1988-06-01
History
Josef Laufer portrays Egon Erwin Kisch in two daring journalistic adventures: in “Zuřivý reportér,” ...
A Season of Giants
Released on: 1990-11-04
Drama, History
At the turn of the sixteenth century, Michelangelo (Mark Frankel), Raphael (Andrea Prodan), and Leon...
Käthe Kollwitz – Pictures of a Life
Released on: 1987-04-23
History, Drama
Kathe Kollwitz was 47 years old, and already a well established artist in Germany and abroad when Pe...
From Dust to Light
Released on: 2024-02-20
Documentary, History
Filmed In the heart of the mountainous villages of Greece and North Macedonia, the documentary follo...
Portrait of a Goan Collector
Released on: 2019-07-17
Documentary, History
For over 30 years a man termed as a mad man, comes to light as his passionate work of collecting art...
Living Proof
Released on: 2017-09-08
Documentary
Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, documentarian Matt Embry takes viewers on a transnational journey...
Dreyfus
Released on: 1931-04-18
Drama, History
In 1894, French officer Alfred Dreyfus is wrongly convicted for the treasonous acts of another man, ...
Nichiren
Released on: 1979-03-10
History, Drama
An epic drama about Nichiren's life. Nichiren was a Buddhist monk who lived for 60 years during the ...
All Access To Rossa 25 Shining Years
Released on: 2024-08-01
Documentary, Music
All Access to Rossa: 25 Shining Years tells the story of the life and career of Rossa, a prominent I...
Ruusu ja kulkuri
Released on: 1948-11-05
Drama, Music, History
The story of Finnish singer Abraham 'Aappo' Ojanperä, who was born in the late 1850s. On his journey...
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
Released on: 1999-10-27
Adventure, Drama, Action, History, War
In 1429, a French teenager stood before her King with a message she claimed came from God; that she ...
Gorillas in the Mist
Released on: 1988-09-23
Drama, History
The story of Dian Fossey, a scientist who came to Africa to study the vanishing mountain gorillas, a...
Milk
Released on: 2008-11-05
History, Drama
The true story of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man ever elected to public office. In San Franci...
Sénac, Jean. Algérien, Poète
Released on: 2011-01-01
Documentary
Jean Sénac, born in Béni Saf in Algeria in 1926 and died in Algiers in 1973, is today considered one...