Summary Degas, one of the leaders of the uncompromising Impressionists, chose in 1877 a daring genre scene, close to the photographic snapshot. What he shows us are prostitutes on the terrace of a café on the Grands Boulevards, one of whom is tapping her fingernail against her tooth, seemingly saying "not just that" about a customer's lack of generosity. Zola's naturalism here joins the theme of urban life, a major theme examined by all the Impressionists. In any case, the painting is miles away from the neoclassicism in vogue at the time, at the (claimed) risk of disconcerting the bourgeois.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Clémentine Célarié
Genres : Documentary
Release date : Dec 23, 2017
Countries of origin : France
Official sites : Les Poissons Volants
Language : French
Production companies : Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) ARTE Les Poissons Volants
Summary Degas, one of the leaders of the uncompromising Impressionists, chose in 1877 a daring genre scene, close to the photographic snapshot. What he shows us are prostitutes on the terrace of a café on the Grands Boulevards, one of whom is tapping her fingernail against her tooth, seemingly saying "not just that" about a customer's lack of generosity. Zola's naturalism here joins the theme of urban life, a major theme examined by all the Impressionists. In any case, the painting is miles away from the neoclassicism in vogue at the time, at the (claimed) risk of disconcerting the bourgeois.
Genres : Documentary
Release date : Dec 23, 2017
Countries of origin : France
Official sites : Les Poissons Volants
Language : French
Production companies : Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) ARTE Les Poissons Volants
