CinemaOSMovie · 2005 · 0h 59m

Michael Palin & the Mystery of Hammershøi

70%(1)IMDbDocumentary

In 2005, Michael Palin set out to unlock the mysteries and find out about the background and life of Danish painter Vilhelm Hammershøi. Hammershøi painted around the start of the 20th century and many of his pictures have a distinct coolness and distance about them. Palin, wanting to know of his inspirations and the reason for these mystical pictures, starts his search in Hayward Gallery in London, goes to Amsterdam and finally the painters home town, Copenhagen (Denmark).

Directed byEleanor Yule

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Released
Runtime
0h 59m
Language
EN
Released
July 14, 2005
Studios
BBC Scotland

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1 credited
Starring
Michael Palin

Michael Palin

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Directed by
Eleanor Yule
Written by
Eleanor Yule

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