Close to Vermeer
Denmark2023documentary79'
What is the secret of the authenticity of the Baroque master’s painting? Is it the paint composition? The technique of its application? The art of chiaroscuro? Or, possibly, is it determined by intuition, feelings or impressions evoked in those who saw the intimate scenes? Paraphrasing Richard Feynman, a genius physicist, one may say that the more we know about Vermeer and his art, the more potent, more fascinating and invariably mysterious he becomes. Efforts devoted to the study of his works bring together the artist’s enthusiasts – art historians, curators and conservators.
- directed by
- Suzanne Raes
Film director, producer and screenwriter. She has been working as an independent filmmaker for more than 20 years. Her early films a.o. "The Houses of Hristina" (2007), "The Rainbow Warriors of Waiheke Island" (2009), and "The Successor of Kakiemon" (2012) premiered at IDFA and won several awards at international film festivals. Her film "Come Closer" about Boudewijn de Groot received the IDFA Music Audience Award in 2015. For her film about the Rotterdam social service, "Quid pro quo" (2015) Raes won a Golden Calf, the most important film award in the Netherlands. More recent the co-production "Ganz; How I Lost My Bettle" had a successful theatrical release and has been broadcasted in the Netherlands, Germany and Switzerland.
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