Rodin 1840-1917
As London sees the first major Rodin exhibition for 16 years, at the Hayward
Gallery, Omnibus looks at the life and work of the 'greatest sculptor since Michelangelo.' With recently discovered archive film of Auguste Rodin himself, and many preparatory plasters and drawings, some of them shown for the first time on television, this documentary looks at the creator of 'The
Kiss', 'The Thinker', 'Balzac', the 'Gates of Hell', and some of the most powerful representations of the human figure and of erotic love. Rodin's sculpture was specially filmed for this programme in two Paris locations, at the Musee Rodin and at his private house at Meudon. The sculptor's life, full of public scandal, passionate affairs, and tireless innovation in his art, is told in Rodin's own words and through the writings of his contemporaries. And, in a unique filmed memoir from the 1950s, a British painter, the late Sir Gerald Kelly , RA remembers his own meetings with the great sculptor.
Voice of Rodin Joss Ackland Readings by Martin Jarvis and Rosalind Shanks
Film cameraman JOHN HOOPER Film editors
DAVID KITSON , DAVE KING
Associate producer ANN TURNER Producer LESLIE MEGAHEY