The Genius of Gothic Art

May 2, 2021

0h 53m

★ 7.8

Overview

Death and the devil, nudity and eroticism, horror in blazing colours, Gothic art cast a spell over people 500 years ago. In these image-poor times, art deliberately and skilfully played with the emotions of the viewer, triggering fear, devotion, but also rapture. Art documentary on German gothic art of the late-middle ages.

Genres

Documentary

History

TV Movie

Production Companies

Medea Film Factory

RBB

ARTE

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Cast

Self - Narrator (voice)

Nina West

Self - Narrator (voice)

Hans Henrik Wöhler

Self

Roland Krischel

Self

Stephan Kemperdick

Self

Julien Chapuis

Self

Svea Janzen

Self

Michael Roth

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