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ARTISTS AND MODELS, I: MEN AND WILD HORSES, PART 1 (TV)
Summary
Part one of two in the first of three programs that profile an artist, his work, and his creative relationship to his models. Presented as part commentary and part docudrama, this profile of the early 19th-century French painter Theodore Gericault relies heavily on the artist's letters, those of his family and friends, and the research of Charles Clement, the late 19th-century chronicler, to recreate Gericault's life. Scenes of actors playing his acquaintances are interwoven with shots of the artist's paintings and sketches that display his favorite models: men and wild horses. This part covers Gericault's early life and artistic development, his mysterious mistress, and historical events that influenced his works. Continues with T88:0433.
Details
- NETWORK: BBC (United Kingdom)
- DATE: February 26, 1986
- RUNNING TIME: 1:22:04
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T88:0432
- GENRE: Arts documentaries
- SUBJECT HEADING: Art, French; Biography; International Collection - United Kingdom
- SERIES RUN: BBC (United Kingdom) - TV, 1986
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Leslie Megahey … Director, Writer
- Martin Jarvis … Narrator
- Alan Dobie … Cast, Charles Clement
- David Markham … Cast, Dorcy
- Frank Middlemass … Cast, Charlet
- Catherine Willmer … Cast, Countess Pracontal
- John Bennett … Cast, Etex
- Peter Copley … Cast, Savigny
- Angela Graham-Jones … Cast, Model
- Ronald Chenery … Cast, Model
- Lynsey Holiday … Cast, Model
- Harry Parkinson … Cast, Model
- Michael Sundin … Cast, Model
- Theodore Gericault