MA Test of Violence

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Play Time: 14 mins
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A Test of Violence

Overview:
Stuart Cooper's short about the work of Spanish artist Juan Genovés is an inspired introduction to the works of this extraordinary artist, exploring its minimalist aesthetic and storytelling qualities through a variety of cinematic techniques, including rostrum, animation, news footage and live action recreations.

Status: Released (1969-01-01)
Awards:Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award4 wins & 1 nomination total
Screen:Stuart Cooper
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This takes quite an interesting look at the paintings of Spaniard Juan Genovés but I found it rather submerges them in a little too much confusing artistic gimmickry that rather overwhelms the artistry in a blur of augmented and sometimes quite oblique graphics and imagery. His paint ....

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