Because I Was a Painter: Art That Survived the Nazi Camps

Because I Was a Painter: Art That Survived the Nazi Camps

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 5, 2014

Runtime

1h 44m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

70%

Original Title

Parce que j'étais peintre, l'art rescapé des camps nazis

Production Companies

La Huit, Augenschein Filmproduktion

Director

Christophe Cognet

Description

In 1945, when the Allies liberated the concentration camps, they discovered thousands of secretly created artworks. With unprecedented access to paintings, drawings, etchings and sculptures held in collections around the world, BECAUSE I WAS A PAINTER conducts a gripping and fascinating investigation into art that captures, reflects and inspires in difficult times.