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Because I Was a Painter

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Survivors of Nazi concentration camps talk about the artwork they produced in secret, and which is now conserved in French, German, Israeli and other archives.

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Bilge Ebiri Spirituality & Health Mar 24, 2020
The film is beautiful, of course...But it's trying to do more than that: In all of these cases, there's a sense of art working at its highest level, trying to grapple with the most profound of experiences. Go to Full Review
Peter Rainer Christian Science Monitor May 1, 2015
B+
The drawings, mostly portraits of great grief, are extraordinary both as documents and as works of art. Go to Full Review
Stephen Holden New York Times Apr 23, 2015
"Because I Was a Painter" maintains a funereal rhythm, alternating images of artworks with long-distance views of camp barracks as they are today, the camera moving slowly and stealthily. Go to Full Review
Robert Roten Laramie Movie Scope Nov 5, 2015
B
There have been numerous documentaries about the Holocaust, but this one shows the event from the viewpoint of those who were killed in the gas chambers and destroyed in the crematoriums, as well as those who survived the concentration camps. Go to Full Review
Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice Apr 24, 2015
3/5
A documentary bearing witness through art to suffering and death in Nazi concentration camps. Go to Full Review
Andrew Lapin The Dissolve Apr 23, 2015
3/5
There is beauty here. Whether or not it's appropriate to the subject matter, it's here. Go to Full Review
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Christophe Cognet

Director

Christophe Cognet

Screenwriter

Jonas Katzenstein

Producer

Maximilian Leo

Producer

Stéphane Jourdain

Producer

Nara Keo Kosal

Cinematographer

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Because I Was a Painter

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Movie Info

Synopsis Survivors of Nazi concentration camps talk about the artwork they produced in secret, and which is now conserved in French, German, Israeli and other archives.
Director
Christophe Cognet
Producer
Jonas Katzenstein, Maximilian Leo, Stéphane Jourdain
Screenwriter
Christophe Cognet
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Canadian French
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 21, 2016
Runtime
1h 44m
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