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Les Mains Libres (2017)

Name: Les Mains Libres
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2018-09-11T01:23:36+02:00
Rating: 4

Documentary | 77 minutes

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Genre: Documentary

Duration: 77 minuten

Alternative title: Frans Masereel - De Vrije Handen

Country: Belgium

Directed by: Jérôme Laffont

Releasedate: 14 June 2017

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Les Mains Libres plot

Frans Masereel (1889-1972) is one of the most fascinating Belgian artists of the twentieth century. His work, which consists largely of woodcuts in black and white, is a cry of defiance against the tragedies of his time. Because of his pacifist beliefs, Masereel had to go into exile. Together with writers such as Stefan Zweig and Romain Rolland, he stood for the dream of a cultural and brotherly Europe. Through an imaginary correspondence with the artist, the director sketches a portrait of an independent and moving man, who throughout his life tried to withdraw from the art dealers and to make his work public property.