Degas | Edouard Manet: Painter of Modern Life

November 28, 1994 | 6.30 pm
Little Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Mumbai

Fascinated by light, movement and colour, the French painter Edgar Degas, created paintings of dancers, prostitutes, nudes, laundresses, the racetrack and Parisian cafes that give the viewer a vivid insight into his era and its everyday ethos. This documentary film explores the life and work of one of the most prolific and gifted artists of the 19th century : Degas, whose incomparable grasp of form and image was destined to reach an audience far beyond his time and place. The film celebrates his art and serves as a testament to his vision.
Producer/Director/Writer: Harry Rasky

Manet, who was a friend of Degas, became very much the tlaneur or the man about town, who accepts the workings of chance, a witness to a world in constant flux. This visually powerful documentary presents the great French Impressionist as a daring observer of the 19th century urban scene. It examines Manet’s major paintings, using the artist’s own words and those of his contemporaries.
Producer/Director: Judith Wechsler