Films with: Lindwer, Willy

Charming illusion of reality

Covers the concern with textual expression from the masterworks of Gerard Dou to the modern "magical realists" like Carel Willink and Raoul Hynckes, to the contemporary concerns with texture as an end in itself and its ultimate expression in the sculptural use of scraps and garbage.

DVD 7886

Dutch art in its own environment

Examines the relationship between art and everyday life and the landscape in the Netherlands.

DVD 7885

Impact of Dutch art on its environment

Explores the influence that city planners, architects, sculptors, and landscape designers have had on the Dutch environment.

DVD 7890

Invisible made visible

Examines symbolism and allegory in Dutch art.

DVD 7889

Light and shadow

Discusses how light and shadow have been used by Dutch masters in their paintings for the past five centuries. Examines works by Rembrandt and his followers, Vermeer, and Mondrian.

DVD 7887

Non-existent reality

From Rembrandt's Biblical portraits to scenes of Arcadian bliss, from subconscious dreamscapes to nightmares of hellish retribution, artists have had to find models for executing their visions. This program compares the realistic environment with the artistic creations from a Lucas van Leyden triptych to Drupsteen's spectacle with state-of-the-art video techniques.

DVD 7888

Wannsee Conference 11 million sentenced to death /

Examines the political and social forces that fueled anti-Semitism in Germany in the 1930s and led to the Wannsee Conference in 1942 where Nazi leaders formulated their plans for the world-wide eradication of the Jewish people. Includes interviews with scholars Eberhard Jäckel and Yehuda Bauer.

DVD 7754