Images of a Nordic Drama (2021)
A persistent art collector faces unexpected resistance while championing the work of an unknown Norwegian artist after finding a cache of paintings in a barn. Despite success abroad, the undiscovered work of Aksel Waldemar Johannessen, an admired contemporary of Edvard Munch, takes nearly three decades to launch. The painter's oil depictions of prostitutes and drunks living in miserable poverty offend the bourgeois aesthetics of Norway's art establishment and challenge the canon to the point of sabotaging his rediscovery. Will rejection by the curatorial staff at the National Museum and gatekeepers of the Munch Museum diminish Johannessen's work?
Director: Nils Gaup
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 71 min
Release Date: March 1, 2021
Country: Norway
Original Language: no
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Images of a Nordic Drama about?
- A persistent art collector faces unexpected resistance while championing the work of an unknown Norwegian artist after finding a cache of paintings in a barn. Despite success abroad, the undiscovered work of Aksel Waldemar Johannessen, an admired contemporary of Edvard Munch, takes nearly three decades to launch. The painter's oil depictions of prostitutes and drunks living in miserable poverty offend the bourgeois aesthetics of Norway's art establishment and challenge the canon to the point of sabotaging his rediscovery. Will rejection by the curatorial staff at the National Museum and gatekeepers of the Munch Museum diminish Johannessen's work?
- Who directed Images of a Nordic Drama?
- Images of a Nordic Drama was directed by Nils Gaup.
- How long is Images of a Nordic Drama?
- Images of a Nordic Drama has a runtime of 1h 11m (71 minutes).
- What genre is Images of a Nordic Drama?
- Images of a Nordic Drama is a Documentary film.
- Where was Images of a Nordic Drama produced?
- Images of a Nordic Drama was produced in Norway.