Documentary about the work and the unconventional approach of the painter Karel Appel. The film shows him flinging vast amounts of paint onto the canvas, resulting in dynamic paintings showing an overful, raging, run-away world. In 1962 awarded with a Golden Bear at the Berlinale. (filmcommission.nl)
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Jan Vrijman Director
First release May 31, 1962 · Produced in Netherlands · Languages Dutch, English, French
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Netherlands
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Original title
De werkelijkheid van Karel Appel
Original language
Dutch
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Dutch · English · French
Release dates
Germany · May 31, 1962
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