Homage to Chagall: The Colours of Love
| Homage to Chagall: The Colours of Love | |
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| Directed by | Harry Rasky |
| Written by | Harry Rasky |
| Produced by | Harry Rasky |
| Narrated by | Jean Gascon (French narrator) James Mason (English narrator) Joseph Wiseman (English narrator) |
| Cinematography | Kenneth W. Gregg |
| Edited by | Arla Saare |
| Distributed by | CBC |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Homage to Chagall: The Colours of Love is a 1977 Canadian documentary film about artist Marc Chagall directed by Harry Rasky.
Synopsis
[edit]Imaginatively utilizing more than 300 mosaics, stained-glass windows, murals and paintings, plus an in-depth interview with the famous Russian artist himself, Homage to Chagall is both a tribute to and a celebration of a life of intense productivity that encompassed everything from primitive mysticism to cubist intellectuality.
Reception
[edit]Writing in the Saturday Review, Judith Crist stated in that Homage to Chagall, "the filmmaker has made magical blend of sight and sound that transcends the screen in a triumphant tribute to humanism." Crist continues that Homage to Chagall "can be seen again and again, as it should. So masterly a homage to a master is a rare and wonderful achievement."[1]
Homage to Chagall: The Colours of Love was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[2][3] The Directors Guild of America awarded Rasky with Outstanding Direction of a Documentary/Actuality in 1985.
References
[edit]- ^ Crist, Judith (June 25, 1977). "An Un-Hollywood Spectacle". Saturday Review. Vol. 4, no. 19. pp. 40–41. ISSN 0361-1655.
- ^ "The 50th Academy Awards (1978) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
- ^ "NY Times: Homage to Chagall: The Colours of Love". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2011. Archived from the original on May 21, 2011. Retrieved November 15, 2008.