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Louise Bourgeois: The Spider, the Mistress and the Tangerine

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French artist Louise Bourgeois, known for her gigantic spider sculptures, reveals her creative process and ongoing artistic influences.

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Helen Sumpter Time Out 05/22/2009
5/6
An investment that has paid off by producing an unexpectedly lyrical and poetic portrait. Go to Full Review
Andrew Pulver Guardian 05/22/2009
2/5
Despite Bourgeois's on-camera effusiveness, this film suffers a little from curtailing much background information; but fans of Bourgeois as a personality will find a lot to like here. Go to Full Review
Douglas Britt Houston Chronicle 02/06/2009
4/4
The film stands alone as a remarkable achievement, as intimate a portrayal of a living artist as one could ask for. And a likeable one at that. Go to Full Review
Joanne Laurier World Socialist Web Site 03/05/2021
The film confirms Bourgeois's inexhaustible need to overthrow old forms and create new imagery. Her range of materials and ideas is impressive. Go to Full Review
Catherine Bray Film4 05/22/2009
4/5
Marion Cajori makes a brave attempt to grapple with a subject who resists explanation; while she may not always succeed, the journey is frequently illuminating. Go to Full Review
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Audience Reviews

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08/19/2012 I love Louise Bourgeois as an artist, but this documentary really doesn't do her justice. See more 06/24/2010 A compelling window into the mind of feminist sculptor Louise Bourgeois, whose challenging and beautiful works, like her giant Maman spiders, disquiet us even as they cause us to wonder. Her personal revelations cast new light on a body of work which, to the casual observer, can seem elliptical. She recounts how art is a way of becoming oneself, despite external pressures. See more 12/12/2009 Un film portrait emouvant ou une femme d'exception (elle aura 98 ans le jour de Noël :) avec une grande force de caractere, creative, inventive, sauvage, insaisissable, totalement avant gardiste, se confie ouvertement a tous. Ce documentaire fait un bilan de la vie de Louise Bourgeois, il nous donne le goût et le parfum de cette artiste attachante, on est vite pris dans les toiles de ses araignees geantes et internationales. La retrospective de mars 2008 à Beaubourg nous avait permis de voir 200 de ses oeuvres... See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis French artist Louise Bourgeois, known for her gigantic spider sculptures, reveals her creative process and ongoing artistic influences.
Director
Marion Cajori, Amei Wallach
Producer
Marion Cajori, Amei Wallach
Production Co
Art Kaleidoscope Foundation
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
May 20, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$94.6K
Runtime
1h 39m