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Pers metode

Pernille Bech Christensen, 2008

Film

Mand falder

Anne Regitze Wivel, 2015

A brain injury after a fall forces Per Kirkeby, one of Denmark's most famous artists, to stop painting. In an instant Kirkeby loses his life's foundation as well as his ability to work. He is no longer able to see colors, and he can no longer orient himself in the large canvases that have made him a figurehead for Danish and international contemporary art.

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Slottet i Italien

Anne Regitze Wivel, 2000

Danish painter Per Kirkeby: a man in mid-life, an artist at the peak of his career, but also a person suddenly struck by depression. The painter seeks relief in the company of his friend, the writer Ib Michael whom he calls "Sunny boy", a friend who is at a loss as to how to deal with the depressed painter and his inner struggle. Should one offer comfort? Can one? The audience witnesses the rare moments of a life in crisis.

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Per Kirkeby - Vinterbillede

Jesper Jargil, 1996

Modern Art confuses and intriques us - especially contemporary abstract painting. The internationally renowned artist, Per Kirkeby, and Jesper Jargil shared a desire to reveal the process of artistic creation. Together they have created a film which charts the making of a large oil painting from the virgin canvas to its hanging at a museum of modern art.

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Guldalder

Tom Elling, 1993

In the film five men meet at an exquisite dinner to discuss the paintings of the Golden Age in Denmark. Jens Jørgen Thorsen talks about N.A.