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  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • Kino Lorber
  • 1 h 26 m
  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • Kino Lorber
  • 1 h 26 m

Summary In 2016, the Noordbrabants Museum in the Dutch city of Den Bosch held a special exhibition devoted to the work of Hieronymus Bosch, who died 500 years ago. This late-medieval artist lived his entire life in the city, causing uproar with his fantastical and utterly unique paintings in which hell and the devil always played a prominent rol...

Directed By: Pieter van Huystee

Written By: Pieter van Huystee

  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • Kino Lorber
  • 1 h 26 m
  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • Kino Lorber
  • 1 h 26 m

Hieronymus Bosch, Touched by the Devil

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 10 Critic Reviews
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Summary In 2016, the Noordbrabants Museum in the Dutch city of Den Bosch held a special exhibition devoted to the work of Hieronymus Bosch, who died 500 years ago. This late-medieval artist lived his entire life in the city, causing uproar with his fantastical and utterly unique paintings in which hell and the devil always played a prominent rol...

Directed By: Pieter van Huystee

Written By: Pieter van Huystee

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 10 Critic Reviews
64
70% Positive
7 Reviews
30% Mixed
3 Reviews
0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 10 Critic Reviews
64
70% Positive
7 Reviews
30% Mixed
3 Reviews
0% Negative
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75
Sep 22, 2016
Of course what’s most interesting of all is the art. Huystee’s many closeups and slow pans over Bosch’s teeming backgrounds are transfixing, unsettling, and a rare privilege.
By Mark Feeney FULL REVIEW
75
Jul 25, 2016
It highlights how the ownership of art serves as a marker of capital for distinguishing one institution over another.
By Clayton Dillard FULL REVIEW
70
Aug 25, 2016
Though too inside-baseball for many casual art fans, it should find some takers in its nationwide tour of bookings at art houses and museums.
By John DeFore FULL REVIEW
67
Aug 5, 2016
I will never be comfortable with the concept of Bosch as charming prankster. Just one look at the paintings will cure you of that notion.
By Peter Rainer FULL REVIEW
63
Jul 28, 2016
Much time is spent on inter-museum wrangling, and the personalities aren’t vivid enough (as they were in “The New Rijksmuseum”) to build tension. The interest lies in the close look at the strange vision of this great artist.
By Farran Smith Nehme FULL REVIEW
60
Jul 27, 2016
The movie comes alive only when the camera lingers over the actual paintings and allows their power to speak for itself.
By Stephen Holden FULL REVIEW
50
Aug 4, 2016
Deeper socio-historical context and a more electric approach could have helped us better appreciate the far-flung impact of this visionary artist.
By Gary Goldstein FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Pieter Van Huystee Film and Television, NTR
Release Date Jul 27, 2016
Duration 1 h 26 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website http://www.pvhfilm.nl/nieuws-226-jheronimus-bosch-geraakt-door-de-duivel-op-idfa.html?archived=0
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Awards

Golden and Platin Film, Netherlands
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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