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Edvard Munch

  • TV Movie
  • 1974
  • Not Rated
  • 3h 30m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
3.3K
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Edvard Munch (1974)
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Following a rough chronology from 1884 to 1894, when Norwegian artist Edvard Munch began expressionism and established himself as northern Europe's most maligned and controversial artist, th... Read allFollowing a rough chronology from 1884 to 1894, when Norwegian artist Edvard Munch began expressionism and established himself as northern Europe's most maligned and controversial artist, the film also flashes back to the death from consumption of his mother, when he was five, hi... Read allFollowing a rough chronology from 1884 to 1894, when Norwegian artist Edvard Munch began expressionism and established himself as northern Europe's most maligned and controversial artist, the film also flashes back to the death from consumption of his mother, when he was five, his sister's death, and his near death at 13 from pulmonary disease. The film finds enduring... Read all

  • Director
    • Peter Watkins
  • Writer
    • Peter Watkins
  • Stars
    • Geir Westby
    • Gro Fraas
    • Kerstii Allum
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.1/10
    3.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Peter Watkins
    • Writer
      • Peter Watkins
    • Stars
      • Geir Westby
      • Gro Fraas
      • Kerstii Allum
    • 24User reviews
    • 52Critic reviews
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    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 3 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Geir Westby
    Geir Westby
    • Edvard Munch
    Gro Fraas
    • Fru Heiberg
    Kerstii Allum
    • Sophie Munch - 1868
    Eric Allum
    • Edvard Munch - 1868
    Susan Troldmyr
    • Laura Munch - 1868
    Ragnvald Caspari
    • Peter Andreas Munch - 1868
    Katja Pedersen
    • Inger Munch - 1868
    Hjordis Ulriksen
    • Housemaid - 1868
    Inger-Berit Oland
    • Sophie Munch - 1875
    Amund Berge
    • Edvard Munch - 1875
    Camilla Falk
    • Laura Munch - 1875
    Erik Kristiansen
    • Peter Andreas Munch - 1875
    Anne-Marie Daehli
    • Inger Munch - 1875
    • (as Anne Marie Dæhli)
    Johan Halsborg
    • Dr. Christian Munch - 1884
    Gro Jarto
    • Laura Catherine Munch - 1884
    Lotte Teig
    • Aunt Karen Bjølstad - 1884
    Rachel Pedersen
    • Inger Munch - 1884
    Berit Rytter Hasle
    • Laura Munch - 1884
    • Director
      • Peter Watkins
    • Writer
      • Peter Watkins
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      This film has a 100% rating based on 13 critic reviews on Rotten Tomatoes.
    • Quotes

      Narrator: I felt as if there were invisible threads between us. I felt as if invisible threads from her hair still twisted themselves around me. And, when she completely disappeared there, over the ocean, then I felt still how it hurt, where my heart bled, because the threads could not be broken.

    • Connections
      Referenced in A Discussion with Peter Watkins (1977)

    User reviews24

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    10/10
    Painter's Biopic like no others
    Probably the most powerful biography of a painter on film with Tarkovski's "Andrei Rublev" and Pialat's "Van Gogh". The way Watkins handles the narration of his film and of Munch's life and art is simply amazing. A perfect example of life as art and art as life. The commentary is never redundant with what is seen on the screen and like the works of Munch, the shape of the movie is like a spiral, where scenes come back over and over, in a repetitive manner, like the paintings/carvings of Munch, who often drew the same subjects. It makes you want to see more of Munch's works as well as other movies by Watkins. Definitely worth being seen more than once.
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    • Mar 15, 2005

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 12, 1974 (Norway)
    • Countries of origin
      • Sweden
      • Norway
    • Languages
      • French
      • English
      • Norwegian
      • German
      • Swedish
      • Danish
    • Also known as
      • Эдвард Мунк
    • Production companies
      • Norsk Film
      • Norsk Rikskringkasting (NRK)
      • Sveriges Radio
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $43,539
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,961
      • Jun 19, 2005
    • Gross worldwide
      • $76,949
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      3 hours 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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