Walking to Paris (2020)

The 27-year-old sculptor Constantin Brâncusi walked from Bucharest to Paris in 1903 and 1904 as a preparation and prelude to becoming the most important sculptor of the twentieth century.

Director:

Peter Greenaway

Writer:

Peter Greenaway

Stars:

Carla Juri, Emun Elliott, Remo Girone

Cast

Credited cast, sorted by IMDb STARmeter:
Carla Juri	...	Lucy
Emun Elliott	...	Constantin Brancusi
Remo Girone	...	son of Brancusi
Andrea Scarduzio	...	Constantin Brancusi
Paolo Bernardini	...	Constantin Brancusi
Andrea Zirio	...	Raper
Marcello Mazzarella	...	Auguste Rodin
Anthony Souter	...	Jonathan Art Historian
Anina Mutter	...	Alicia
Manuela Biedermann	...	Vittoria
Antonio Rocco	...	Farmer's son
Marco Di Tieri	...	Assaulter
Valentina Gebbia	...	Farmer's wife
Thomas Haak Wegmann	...	Young Brancusi
Margherita Schoch	...	Elderly Lady

Storyline

The twenty-seven-year-old Romanian sculptor Constantin Brâncusi walked from Bucharest to Paris in 1903 and 1904 as a preparation and prelude to becoming the most important sculptor of the twentieth century. Brancusi leaves his small village of Hobita, south of the Carpathian Mountains and walks through Romania, Hungary, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, and parts of France to arrive in Paris, the metropolis of world culture for the first three decades of the 1900s. He walks in spring, summer, winter and autumn, treading the landscape away from the beaten track, experiencing sights, having adventures, suffering hardships, looking, touching and feeling the world as a preparation of what is to come for him. The film features many versions of certain of Brancusi's later manufactured sculptures and makes suggested inspiration for them on his 1,200-mile walk. It is a film to be seen from an artist's point of view: concentrating on ideas, materials, forms and textures taken from the sculptor's ...

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Taglines:

The 27-year-old Romanian sculptor Constantin Brancusi walked from Romania to Paris as a preparation and prelude to becoming the 20th century's most important sculptor.

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Genres:

Adventure | Biography | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

Italy Switzerland France

Language:

English

Release Date:

2020 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mergând spre Paris

Filming Locations:

Switzerland

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cinatura, Enjoy Movies

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

People often mistake the pronunciation of the name Brancusi. The last 'i' is not pronounced as 'i' but morphs the preceding 's' into an 'sh' sound. Correct pronunciation is thus 'Brancush'.