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Introducing our film "Stanislav Stanek My Blues and Greens", the 2009 winner of the BEIJING FILM FESTIVAL CRYING MONKEY AWARD for non-fiction film.
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“Stanislav Stanek My Blues and Greens” is a poetic portrait of the life and art of the best academy-trained Czech painter of his generation, Stanislav Stanek, a victim of the dark communist era who triumphed over the politics of his time through his unstoppable love for the beauty of life. Employing unconventional technique to biography, “Stanislav Stanek My Blues and Greens” captures the spirit of Stanek's work and the philosophy by which he lives his life through a series of stories and anecdotes in the artist's own words. The film marries image, music, and meaning to immerse the viewer in the mind of the artist, providing a poetic insight into Stanek's own experience as he goes through the process of creating his work. He is shown at home and at work, painting and talking with his sons, discussing the relative merits of using nude models, or reminiscing about playing tennis in the halls of the famous art academy. His stories are funny and poignant. Simple tales about his childhood in TESTIMONIALS "I watched your movie 'Stanilav Stanek My Blues and Greens' several times. It reflects the life of a great artist, so natural but deep with emotion and love for art. Thank you for sharing your art with the people.” Zhou Guangren "Ivan, thank you for presenting your father Stanislav Stanek and his art to the world. Your film beautifully shows his vision and his technique, his preference for "blues and greens" of landscapes, yet also his mastery of portraits and constructing grand pieces in museums and an opera house. The cinematography is wonderful. The beauty of Prague is his background and we see him paint from start to finish one of her bridges. We know the vision is in his head, but still marvel how black lines and dabs of color and thumb smudges create the final product. His reminiscences in a sepia tone delineate the past and are helpful because we want to know his history. The nude sequence in which his vision of the beautiful female body slowly changes to that of his beloved landscapes and simple flowers is an absolute delight." Sandy Bouras For more information on "My Blues and Greens" please call 802-862-0844.
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