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  • 2020
  • Dean Medias
  • 1 h 22 m
  • 2020
  • Dean Medias
  • 1 h 22 m
Botero

Summary Botero offers an inspiring look at the power of relentless vision, unwavering conviction and a lifetime of discipline. We follow an unknown, self-taught painter from provincial Medellin in 1932, as he propels himself to the pinnacle of the art world. The film brings together the man and his art to capture Botero’s essence–the quiet resol...

Directed By: Don Millar

Written By: Hart Snider, Don Millar

  • 2020
  • Dean Medias
  • 1 h 22 m
  • 2020
  • Dean Medias
  • 1 h 22 m

Botero

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Summary Botero offers an inspiring look at the power of relentless vision, unwavering conviction and a lifetime of discipline. We follow an unknown, self-taught painter from provincial Medellin in 1932, as he propels himself to the pinnacle of the art world. The film brings together the man and his art to capture Botero’s essence–the quiet resol...

Directed By: Don Millar

Written By: Hart Snider, Don Millar

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80
May 28, 2020
Despite my highly subjective take on Botero’s art, Botero, the film, is still an enjoyable experience that presents an appealing overview of the artist’s life and works and will no doubt please his many fans.
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75
Oct 6, 2020
There’s no getting around how this workaholic’s audience-accessible oeuvre will endure after he’s gone (he’s pushing 90), and how these museums have permanently altered the cultural life in the cities that host them.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
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May 28, 2020
While Botero proves an enjoyable and accessible primer about the octogenarian Colombian-born artist whose paintings and sculptures have delighted millions, it lacks the depth and context to make it more than an easily digestible tribute seemingly designed to be shown on an endless loop at the Museo Botero in Bogotá, Colombia.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW

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Production Company New Theory Pictures
Release Date May 1, 2020
Duration 1 h 22 m
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Tagline The definitive life story of Fernando Botero, the world's most recognized living artist.
Website https://botero-movie.com/
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Awards

Leo Awards
• 3 Nominations
Master of Art Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Palm Springs International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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