Cézanne: Portraits of a Life
2018, English. Directed by Phil Grabsky.
"The world doesn't understand me, and I don't understand the world."
Dedicated to the portrait work of Paul Cézanne, the exhibition opens in Paris before traveling to London and Washington. One cannot appreciate 20th century art without understanding the significance and genius of Paul Cézanne. Filmed at the National Portrait Gallery in London, with additional interviews from experts and curators from MoMA in New York, National Gallery of Art in Washington DC, and Musée d’Orsay in Paris, and correspondence from the artist himself, the film takes audiences to the places Cézanne lived and worked and sheds light on an artist who is perhaps one of the least known and yet most important of all the Impressionists.
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- 1h 26m
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- Released
- 23 January 2018
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Phil Grabsky
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Cézanne: Portraits of a Life: quick answers
What should I watch before Cézanne: Portraits of a Life?
Watch The Artist’s Garden: American Impressionism (2017), Michelangelo: Love and Death (2017), Canaletto & the Art of Venice (2017), and David Hockney at the Royal Academy of Arts (2017) first, plus 6 earlier titles listed on this page.
What comes after Cézanne: Portraits of a Life?
Next in the series: Degas: Passion for Perfection (2018), Rembrandt: From the National Gallery, London and Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (2018), and Young Picasso (2019).
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Cézanne: Portraits of a Life runs 86 minutes (1h 26m).
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Cézanne: Portraits of a Life isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 23 January 2018. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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If you liked Cézanne: Portraits of a Life, try Naqoyqatsi, Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D), Cutie and the Boxer.
Who directed Cézanne: Portraits of a Life?
Cézanne: Portraits of a Life (2018) was directed by Phil Grabsky.