Synopsis
How can an artist discover abstraction by the beginning of the 20th century and nobody is noticing? A woman, misjudged and concealed, rocks the art world with her mind-blowing oeuvre. Hilma af Klint was a pioneer creating her first abstract painting in 1906, four years before Vassily Kandinsky. But why was she ignored? Why are her paintings not available on the market? This first film on her is about her life and work, the role of women in art history and the discovery of an art scandal. Her quest for meaning in life and a boundless thinking led into a timeless, outstanding oeuvre.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Metacritic78/100
13 audience votes
Key crew
- Halina DyrschkaDirector
- Halina DyrschkaWriter
Cast
- Iris Müller-WestermannSelf
- Julia VossSelf
- Josiah McElhenySelf
- Johan af KlintSelf
- Ulla af KlintSelf
- Ernst Peter FischerSelf
- Anna Maria BernitzSelf
- Monica von RosenSelf
- Valeria NapoleoneSelf
- Ceri HandSelf
- Brigitta GierttaSelf
- Eva-Lena BengtssonSelf
Stills
Themes
swedenfemale artistabstract arthilma af klint