A season of film biographies of artists and musicians. Point Counterpoint
The Life and Works of Georges Seurat written and narrated by DAVID THOMPSON with Henry Moore and Bridget Riley
This film explores the development of one of the most influential Post-Impressionist artists. Seurat's revolutionary approach to painting, the scientific technique of applying paint in small dots which was his hallmark, the beauty of his drawings, and his profound approach to his subject matter, have always made him a force to be reckoned with not only by his contemporaries, but by modern artists like HENRY MOORE and BRIDGET RILEY. With the Cirque Gruss a I'ancienne, Paris
Committed and intelligent, and makes a strong and convincing claim for Seurat's importance as ' almost a modern artist ' (TIME out) Film editor ROY FRY
Producer ANN TURNER