Parce que j'étais peintre (2015)

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Synopsis

Because I Was a Painter is unprecedented investigation into secretly created artworks inside Nazi concentration camps. Including interviews with a handful of artists who survived the camps, this fascinating documentary confronts notions of beauty and delivers a forceful message on the power of art.

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 24th, 2015 (Limited) by Cinema Guild, released as Because I Was a Painter
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 104 minutes
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Keywords: World War II, Holocaust, Artists, Jewish
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: La Huit, Augenschein Filmproduktion, Centre National du Cinema et de L Image Animee, Fonds Sud Cinema Ministere De La Culture Et De La Communication-CNC, Filmforderungsanstalt, kulturelle Filmforderung
Production Countries: France, Germany
Languages: English, French, German, Hebrew

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Interviewee(s)

Yehuda Bacon    Himself
Jose Fosty    Himself
Walter Spitzer    Himself
Samuel Willenberg    Himself
Krystyna Zaorska    Herself

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Production and Technical Credits

Christophe Cognet    Director
Christophe Cognet    Screenwriter
Jean Breschand    Screenwriter
Pierre-Francois Moreau    Screenwriter
Stephane Jourdain    Executive Producer
Catherine Zins    Editor
Gilles Le Mao    Associate Producer
Caroline Helburg    Associate Producer
Nara Keo Kosal    Cinematographer
Didier Cattin    Sound Editor
Graciela Barrault    Sound Designer
Nicolas Paturle    Sound Designer
Bruno Elhinger    Sound Designer
Jean-Marc Schick    Sound Mixer

Limited Releases: Are There any Divine Limited Releases?

April 24th, 2015

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Synopsis

Because I Was a Painter is unprecedented investigation into secretly created artworks inside Nazi concentration camps. Including interviews with a handful of artists who survived the camps, this fascinating documentary confronts notions of beauty and delivers a forceful message on the power of art.

Metrics

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 24th, 2015 (Limited) by Cinema Guild, released as Because I Was a Painter
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 104 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: World War II, Holocaust, Artists, Jewish
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: La Huit, Augenschein Filmproduktion, Centre National du Cinema et de L Image Animee, Fonds Sud Cinema Ministere De La Culture Et De La Communication-CNC, Filmforderungsanstalt, kulturelle Filmforderung
Production Countries: France, Germany
Languages: English, French, German, Hebrew

Interviewee(s)

Yehuda Bacon    Himself
Jose Fosty    Himself
Walter Spitzer    Himself
Samuel Willenberg    Himself
Krystyna Zaorska    Herself

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Christophe Cognet    Director
Christophe Cognet    Screenwriter
Jean Breschand    Screenwriter
Pierre-Francois Moreau    Screenwriter
Stephane Jourdain    Executive Producer
Catherine Zins    Editor
Gilles Le Mao    Associate Producer
Caroline Helburg    Associate Producer
Nara Keo Kosal    Cinematographer
Didier Cattin    Sound Editor
Graciela Barrault    Sound Designer
Nicolas Paturle    Sound Designer
Bruno Elhinger    Sound Designer
Jean-Marc Schick    Sound Mixer

Limited Releases: Are There any Divine Limited Releases?

April 24th, 2015

The Water Diviner poster

If there is a theme with this week's limited releases, it is actors making their directorial debuts. There are three such films, including The Water Diviner. None of these film are earning overwhelmingly positive reviews, but The Water Diviner comes the closest.



More...

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Weekly Box Office Performance

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.