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The Artist’s Garden: American Impressionism
“Their art defied the critics, their story defined a nation.”
8.5 / 10• 2017• 1h 27m•NR• English
Documentary
Storyline
Taking its lead from French artists like Renoir and Monet, the American impressionist movement followed its own path which over a forty-year period reveals as much about America as a nation as it does about its art as a creative power-house. It’s a story closely tied to a love of gardens and a desire to preserve nature in a rapidly urbanizing nation. Travelling to studios, gardens and iconic locations throughout the United States, UK and France, this mesmerising film is a feast for the eyes. The Artist’s Garden: American Impressionism features the sell-out exhibition The Artist’s Garden: American Impressionism and the Garden Movement, 1887–1920 that began at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and ended at the Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme, Connecticut.
Cast & Crew
Gillian Anderson
Narrator
LeadWhat People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Phil Grabsky's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Artist’s Garden: American Impressionism is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
