The Impressionists: The Other French Revolution

The Impressionists: The Other French Revolution
by Bruce Alfred

The Impressionists: The Other French Revolution
List Price: $39.95
Our Price: $22.82
You Save: $17.13 (43%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $15.00 (click here)
Category: DVD
See more DVD details


(Click here)
Buy this DVD movie at online store in your country
Canada

DVD details

Actor: Amy Irving, Edward Herrmann, Josef Sommer, Paul Hecht, Victor Garber
Director: Bruce Alfred
Brand: A&E
Producer: Bruce Alfred
Writer: Bruce Alfred
Producer: Alison Guss
Producer: CarolAnne Dolan
Producer: Michael Kantor
Producer: Norman Cohen
Producer: Susan E. Leventhal
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 200 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-08-28
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: A&E Home Video
Product features:
  • They ignited a revolution with an explosion of color and movement. Their vibrant canvases confounded critics, defied conventions and sparked scandal. A century and a half later, they are among the most revered and influential artists of all time.Venturing from the garrets and cafes of 19th-century Paris to the galleries where their priceless works are displayed today, THE IMPRESSIONISTS tells the

DVD Reviews of The Impressionists: The Other French Revolution

DVD Review: Luminous & Brilliant - A Must See For ALL Art Lovers
Summary: 5 Stars

A&E's special on The Impressionists is Luminous. Principle writer and director Bruce Alfred illustrates the revolutionary, artistic impulses of a brilliant young group of painters who feverishly worked together to break the confines of 19th century traditional painting. Alfred fuses together the historical context of 19th century art Europe with delightfully animated biographies of the Impressionist artists.

In 1859, Claude Monet, the youthful, rebellious, dazzlingly artistic, fame-seeking leader of the group burst forth onto the Parisian scene like balefire. Knowing he was a brilliant painter, Monet sought to breathe new artistic ideals into the electrifying Parisian art scene. He wanted to challenge the prestigious Salon Jury with his exquisite seascape paintings. Monet painted the Life and Nature surrounding him, instead of painting traditional, historical paintings. He immediately befriended liberal Camille Pissaro, an avant-garde painter of landscapes and everyday Island life, who was also longing to abandon traditional painting.

Together, Monet and Pissaro banished from their canvases the traditionally accepted historical, mythological, and religious paintings of their time; instead, they began painting life as they experienced it. They began to paint Sensations - fractured sun light enveloping trees, water shimmering with light, Parisians rushing down a busy street.

By 1862, Monet and Pissaro surrounded themselves with other, artistically adventurous visionaries: traditionalist August Renoir, the notoriously shocking and egocentric Edouard Manet, obsessive-compulsive Edgar Degas, and the oppressed Bertha Morisot, who would receive artistic praise from these brilliant men, inspiring her to remain the sole female artist in the male-dominated art world.

It would take 12 years (1874) before art critics would finally have the chance to critique their paintings. The critiques, however, were ill-fated; their works were deemed incomplete; critics considered the works "impressions" of what the completed painting might look like, if the artists went back and finished their paintings. The artists, however, did not...

This group forged a lifelong friendship, painting together amidst war, poverty, mental anguish, love, rejection, disappointment, and finally, in their dying years, positive recognition.
More The Impressionists: The Other French Revolution reviews:
1 2

Description of The Impressionists: The Other French Revolution

Studio: A&e Home Video Release Date: 08/28/2001 Run time: 200 minutes Rating: Nr
Bestsellers in DVD
The Story of Jeremiah [VHS] ImageThe Story of Jeremiah [VHS]
Vision Video; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Wresting With God [VHS] ImageWresting With God [VHS]
by Vision Video
Vision Video; Published: 1990-10-01; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Price in other shops: $19.99
Study Bible Video with Workbook [VHS] ImageStudy Bible Video with Workbook [VHS]
Spring Arbor Distributors; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $7.95
Price in other shops: $44.00
Tempo:Childrens TV Favourites Video [VHS] ImageTempo:Childrens TV Favourites Video [VHS]
HarperCollins Audio; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $9.17
Price in other shops: $9.98
Tempo.Herbs:Parseley'Sb/Party Video [VHS] ImageTempo.Herbs:Parseley'Sb/ Party Video [VHS]
HarperCollins Audio; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Strike the Original Match [VHS] ImageStrike the Original Match [VHS]
New Liberty Films; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Price in other shops: $14.95
Medjugorje The Miracles and the Message [VHS] ImageMedjugorje The Miracles and the Message [VHS]
JPN Film Production; Release date: 1995-12-15; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $29.99
Mayo Clinic Echocardiography Review Course for Boards and Recertification DVD 2008 ImageMayo Clinic Echocardiography Review Course for Boards and Recertification DVD 2008
by Mayo
DVD
Price in other shops: $1,463.24
Pediatric Diagnostic Imaging DVD: Single User ImagePediatric Diagnostic Imaging DVD: Single User
by Oakstone
DVD
Price in other shops: $1,463.24
Cost Accounting [VHS] ImageCost Accounting [VHS]
by Charles T. Horngren, George Foster, Srikant M. Datar, Howard Teall
Pearson Canada, Toronto; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Similar DVDs, VHS Video, Audio CDs
The Great Artists ImageThe Great Artists
Release date: 2002-11-01; DVD
Best price: $16.70
Price in other shops: $24.99
Simon Schama's Power of Art ImageSimon Schama's Power of Art
WHV; Release date: 2007-06-19; DVD
Best price: $34.04
Price in other shops: $49.98
Matisse / Picasso - Twin Giants of Modern Art ImageMatisse / Picasso - Twin Giants of Modern Art
Kultur; Release date: 2009-01-26; DVD
Best price: $10.98
Price in other shops: $19.99
Gauguin: The Full Story ImageGauguin: The Full Story
Release date: 2010-11-16; DVD
Best price: $10.96
Price in other shops: $19.99
How Art Made the World ImageHow Art Made the World
Warner Brothers; Release date: 2006-08-01; DVD
Best price: $21.31
Price in other shops: $29.98
Vermeer: Master of Light ImageVermeer: Master of Light
Release date: 2009-06-30; DVD
Best price: $13.44
Price in other shops: $24.95
The Private Life of a Masterpiece: The Complete Seasons 1-5 ImageThe Private Life of a Masterpiece: The Complete Seasons 1-5
Warner Brothers; Release date: 2008-04-08; DVD
Best price: $68.99
Price in other shops: $99.98
IMAX: Van Gogh: A Brush with Genius ImageIMAX: Van Gogh: A Brush with Genius
Image Entertainment; Release date: 2010-11-02; DVD
Best price: $11.61
Price in other shops: $19.98
The Impressionists ImageThe Impressionists
Koch International; Release date: 2006-12-05; DVD
Best price: $21.18
Price in other shops: $34.98
Paris: Luminous Years ImageArtist Not Provided - Paris: Luminous Years
PBS; Release date: 2010-12-14; DVD
Best price: $12.99
Price in other shops: $24.99
Compare prices and read customer reviews for more than one million DVD titles.
Oscar 2005 Winners