Edvard Munch Movie Review 1974

Biographical portrait of the Norwegian Expressionist painter and his tormented life in the stuffy society of 19th-century Oslo. Concentrates mainly on his early years, including the deaths of his mother and younger sister, his brother's suicide, Munch's affair with a married woman, and his struggle to maintain his sanity. Based on Munch's memoirs. In German and Norwegian with English subtitles.

Distribution

New Yorker Video, 16 W. 61st St., 11th Fl., New York, NY 10023, Phone: (212)645-4600, Toll-free: 800-447-0196, Fax: (212)645-3030, Email: info@newyorkerfilms.com, URL: http://www.newyorkerfilms.com

Available on VHS
Running time 167 minutes.
Originally from Norwegian.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Biopics: Artists, Art & Artists, Period Piece: 19th Century, Adapted from Memoirs or Diaries

Screenplay

Peter Watkins

Cast

Geir Westby, Gro Fraas, Eli Ryg

Cinematography

Odd Geir Saether

Director

Peter Watkins

Producer

Norsk Rikskringkasting