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The many references in contemporary film to Edward Hopper's works, as well as the widespread reproduction of some of his paintings have made his universe familiar to many. His unclassifiable figurations weave a dialogue between appearances and light, between the unmistakeable and enigma. Focusing on the artist's personal life in the context of 20th century America, "Edward Hopper and the Blank Canvas" bears witness to a fiercely independent painter, who was aware of the issues of his era, and who was hostile to the imprisonment that a modern American art opposing realism and abstraction could lead him to. This film brings the artist to life, transposing his realist and metaphysical poetry. It is a subtile and passionate work, which at last unveils one of the most important painters of American modernity.
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Um pintor excepcional de imagens mentais, Magritte explora o relacionamento entre objetos e sua representação, com a intenção de dar novos significados a objetos familiares. “Cada coisa visível esconde algo que é visível.” As memórias do artista e os lugares que ele visitou são evocados em “Magritte, o dia e a noite”, que nos dá uma visão geral da vida do artista e do homem. As contradições e os mistérios que cercam sua obra são apresentados aqui e ilustrados pelas peregrinações de um ator que sonha em interpretar Magritte algum dia.
