Because I Was a Painter: Art That Survived the Nazi Camps

Because I Was a Painter: Art That Survived the Nazi Camps

104 mins | Documentary | March 5, 2014

In 1945, when the Allies liberated the concentration camps, they discovered thousands of secretly created artworks. With unprecedented access to paintings, drawings, etchings and sculptures held in collections around the world, BECAUSE I WAS A PAINTER conducts a gripping and fascinating investigation into art that captures, reflects and inspires in difficult times.

Because I Was a Painter: Art That Survived the Nazi Camps

104 mins | Documentary | March 5, 2014

Because I Was a Painter: Art That Survived the Nazi Camps
In 1945, when the Allies liberated the concentration camps, they discovered thousands of secretly created artworks. With unprecedented access to paintings, drawings, etchings and sculptures held in collections around the world, BECAUSE I WAS A PAINTER conducts a gripping and fascinating investigation into art that captures, reflects and inspires in difficult times.
Producers Augenschein Filmproduktion, La Huit
Original title Parce que j'étais peintre, l'art rescapé des camps nazis
Directors Christophe Cognet
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