Beuys

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Beuys

Released Jan 17, 2018

1h 47m

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Filmmaker Andres Veiel details the life and work of the 20th-century German sculptor and performance artist Joseph Beuys.

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David Lewis

San Francisco Chronicle

Most glaringly, the film does little in the way of providing important social and political context that informed Beuys' life journey.

Rated: 2/4

Mar 5, 2018

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

Plays like a fan's flip book divorced from meaningful resonance.

Feb 22, 2018

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Simon Abrams

Village Voice

Veiel's refreshingly open-ended approach invites you to find your own answers.

Jan 17, 2018

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Gisela Savdie

El Heraldo

Reinforced by his features, and his expressive eyes, Beuys could make a mockery of anything in front of him. [Full Review in Spanish]

Aug 28, 2020

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Matthew Roe

Film Threat

Beuys is a sublime contemplation on the art and artist as a singular subject, achieved through a combination of technical experimentation and strong recurring motifs.

Rated: 4/5

Apr 2, 2018

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Sherilyn Connelly

SF Weekly

With a few tweaks here and there, it could easily be taken for an entirely made-up documentary about a made-up person. It's not, but both his Beuys and Beuys hit many archetypal beats.

Mar 8, 2018

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Andres Veiel

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Andres Veiel

Writer

Thomas Kufus

Producer

Jörg Jeshel

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Synopsis

Filmmaker Andres Veiel details the life and work of the 20th-century German sculptor and performance artist Joseph Beuys.

Director: Andres Veiel
Producer: Thomas Kufus
Screenwriter: Andres Veiel
Distributor: Kino Lorber
Production Co: Zero 1 Films, Südwestdeutscher Rundfunk (SWR), Terz Film
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: German
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 17, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 18, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $62.9K
Runtime: 1h 47m

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