Murillo's Last Journey
(Murillo, el último viaje)
José Manuel Gómez Vidal | Documentary
2017 | 70 minutes | Spain
The Sevillian Baroque master painter Bartolomé Esteban Murillo underwent a calculated spoliation that scattered most of his work around the world’s top museums. Murillo's Last Journey follows the enthralling journey of one of his most celebrated pieces, “The Young Beggar,” from Paris to Seville in the occasion of the 400th anniversary of his birth.
Synopsis
The Sevillian Baroque master painter Bartolomé Esteban Murillo underwent a calculated spoliation that scattered most of his work around the world’s top museums. Murillo's Last Journey follows the enthralling journey of one of his most celebrated pieces, “The Young Beggar,” from Paris to Seville in the occasion of the 400th anniversary of his birth.
Enrique Valdivieso, an Art History guru with expertise in 17th century paintings; Guillaume Kientz, curator of the Louvre Museum; and Gabriele Finaldi, director of the National Gallery of London, will counterweigh his figure with that of his comrade Velázquez, reclaim and explain his legacy, and talk about his links with the history of the city (and with present-day Seville), while showing, in passing, the inner workings of the museum and its professions.
Reviews
"[The] documentary manifests the absolute modernity of Murillo's paintings." — Andrés González-Barba, ABC de Sevilla Cultura-Arte
"A journey that portrays the other face of Murillo." — Diario de Sevilla
"The documentary aims at covering the inexplicable lack of audiovisual [references] around this exceptional painter." — Audiovisual451
Citation
Main credits
Vidal, José Manuel Gómez (film director)
Vidal, José Manuel Gómez (screenwriter)
Rico, Bernabé (film producer)
Vicente, Daniel de (film producer)
Other credits
Cinematography, Roberto Fernández; editor, Vicky Lammers.
Citation
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Pragda subjects
Biography
Culture + Identity
Iberian Studies
Sociology
Visual Arts
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Festivals
Huelva Iberoamerican Film Festival - 1st Prize, Talento Andaluz
Goya Awards® - 8 Nominations Including Best Film, Best First Time Director
Guadalajara International Film Festival
Málaga Film Festival
Spanish Film Festival Toulouse
Seattle Latino Film Festival
DIRECTOR: José Manuel Gómez Vidal
NATIONALITY: Spain
YEAR: 2017
GENRE: Documentary
LANGUAGE: Spanish
COLOR / B&W: Color
GRADE LEVEL: High School, College, Adults
SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE
AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE
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