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  • 2018
  • Kino Lorber
  • 1 h 47 m
  • 2018
  • Kino Lorber
  • 1 h 47 m

Summary Thirty years after his death, Joseph Beuys still feels like a visionary and is widely considered one of the most influential artists of his generation. Known for his contributions to the Fluxus movement and his work across diverse media — from happening and performance to sculpture, installation, and graphic art — Beuys’ expanded concept...

Directed By: Andres Veiel

Written By: Andres Veiel

  • 2018
  • Kino Lorber
  • 1 h 47 m
  • 2018
  • Kino Lorber
  • 1 h 47 m
Beuys
Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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Summary Thirty years after his death, Joseph Beuys still feels like a visionary and is widely considered one of the most influential artists of his generation. Known for his contributions to the Fluxus movement and his work across diverse media — from happening and performance to sculpture, installation, and graphic art — Beuys’ expanded concept...

Directed By: Andres Veiel

Written By: Andres Veiel

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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43% Positive
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43% Mixed
3 Reviews
14% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews
58
43% Positive
3 Reviews
43% Mixed
3 Reviews
14% Negative
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80
Jan 18, 2018
Veiel’s refreshingly open-ended approach invites you to find your own answers.
By Simon Abrams FULL REVIEW
75
Dec 21, 2017
Beuys isn’t a film that lays out, in simple, clear terms, what he and his work are about. But Veiel does manage to refresh our memories of Beuys, and let the man — in his own (subtitled) words, re-make the case that art is “a blow against the enemy,” a revolution.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
70
Jan 16, 2018
Even if you don’t need Beuys justified or explained to you, the movie is an exhilarating portrait of a unique truth-teller.
By Glenn Kenny FULL REVIEW
50
Mar 7, 2018
The unconventional Joseph Beuys, one of the pillars of the modern art movement, gets an unconventional tribute in Beuys, a zigzagging documentary that is both illuminating and opaque.
By David Lewis FULL REVIEW
50
Feb 22, 2018
Andres Veiel's documentary Beuys, plays like a fan's flip book divorced from meaningful resonance.
By Robert Abele FULL REVIEW
50
Jan 18, 2018
So vague is the picture about the meaning of the artworks it presents that they proved to be of little interest to me, until I researched them afterward. Far more compelling is Beuys himself, with his signature hat, haunted gaze and outspoken belief that art can be a vehicle for communication.
By Matt Fagerholm FULL REVIEW
38
Jan 15, 2018
The film fails to seriously address Joseph Beuys voluntarily joining the Hitler Youth and serving with the Luftwaffe.
By Oleg Ivanov FULL REVIEW
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Production Company Zero One Film, Terz Film, Südwestrundfunk (SWR), ARTE, Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)
Release Date Jan 17, 2018
Duration 1 h 47 m
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Website http://beuys-der-film.de/
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Awards

German Film Awards
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
Berlin International Film Festival
• 2 Nominations
Guild of German Art House Cinemas
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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