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Louise Bourgeois: The Spider, The Mistress and The Tangerine

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Louise Bourgeois: The Spider, The Mistress and The Tangerine (2008)

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Reviews Counted:15

Fresh:13

Rotten:2

Average Rating:7.4/10

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins

Genre: Education/General Interest

Theatrical Release:Jun 27, 2008 Limited

Synopsis: Whether in her towering giant spiders or visceral abstract figures, sculptor Louise Bourgeois's work is firmly rooted in the traumas of her past. In this intimate documentary from Marion Cajori... Whether in her towering giant spiders or visceral abstract figures, sculptor Louise Bourgeois's work is firmly rooted in the traumas of her past. In this intimate documentary from Marion Cajori (CHUCK CLOSE) and art critic Amei Wallach, the artist reflects on her life and its links to her art. Now in her nineties, Bourgeois discusses her painful childhood in France, her emigration to New York, and how she continues to find solace in her work. [More]

Director: Marion Cajori, Amei Wallach

Director: Marion Cajori, Amei Wallach
Producer: Marion Cajori, Amei Wallach

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  • Louise Bourgeois: The Spider, the Mistress and the Tangerine is a fascinating cinematic journey inside the world of the modern art legend and feminist icon. Onscreen, the nonagenarian Louise Bourgeois is magnetic, mercurial and emotionally raw—an uncompromising artist whose life and work are imbued with her ongoing obsession with the mysteries of childhood. Her process is on full display in this intimate documentary, which features the artist in her studio and with her installations, shedding light on her intentions and inspirations.
  • Louise Bourgeois has for six decades been at the forefront of successive new developments, but always on her own powerfully inventive and disquieting terms. In 1982, at the age of 71, she became the first woman to be honored with a major retrospective at New York’s Museum of Modern Art. In the decades since, she has created her most powerful and persuasive work, including her series of massive spider structures that have been installed around the world. Filmed with unparalleled access between 1993 and 2007, Louise Bourgeois: The Spider, the Mistress and the Tangerine is a comprehensive and dramatic documentary of creativity and revelation.
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    An investment that has paid off by producing an unexpectedly lyrical and poetic portrait.

    Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
    05/22/09
    Helen Sumpter
    Helen Sumpter
    Time Out

    Marion Cajori makes a brave attempt to grapple with a subject who resists explanation; while she may not always succeed, the journey is frequently illuminating.

    Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
    05/22/09
    Catherine Bray
    Catherine Bray
    Channel 4 Film

    Despite Bourgeois's on-camera effusiveness, this film suffers a little from curtailing much background information; but fans of Bourgeois as a personality will find a lot to like here.

    Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment Comment
    05/22/09
    Andrew Pulver
    Andrew Pulver
    Guardian [UK]

    The film stands alone as a remarkable achievement, as intimate a portrayal of a living artist as one could ask for. And a likeable one at that.

    Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
    02/06/09
    Douglas Britt
    Douglas Britt
    Houston Chronicle
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    One sonorous waltz through an enchanted domain.

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    07/03/08
    Matthew Nestel
    Matthew Nestel
    Boxoffice Magazine

    Remembrances by aides and relatives plus antique photos and close-ups of her work -- including her iconic giant spiders -- round out the loving film.

    Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
    06/27/08
    V.A. Musetto
    V.A. Musetto
    New York Post
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    Louise Bourgeois is absorbing, largely because of Bourgeois' striking art, prickly personality, and assured intensity.

    Full Review Source: AV Club | comment Comment
    06/26/08
    Tasha Robinson
    Tasha Robinson
    AV Club

    Filmmakers Marion Cajori (who died in 2006) and Amei Wallach are smart enough to grant us just the right amount of access to the great artist’s full range of emotions.

    Full Review Source: Time Out New York | comment Comment
    06/26/08
    Melissa Anderson
    Melissa Anderson
    Time Out New York

    Frequently roving around and taking awe at Bourgeois's massive artwork, the filmmakers may understand the artist as a woman and a living creature but they often treat her as if she herself were a museum piece.

    Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
    06/25/08
    Ed Gonzalez
    Ed Gonzalez
    Slant Magazine

    Art world iconoclast, feminist icon, cranky old Frenchwoman with a sharp tongue and a gothic family history: Artist and sculptor Louise Bourgeois is all these things and more.

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    06/25/08
    Ken Fox
    Ken Fox
    TV Guide's Movie Guide

    For the sophisticated viewer, it is like looking at Bourgeois' work in the company of a good friend.

    Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
    06/25/08
    Maria Garcia
    Maria Garcia
    Film Journal International

    This uncommonly elegant and evocative portrait of Louise Bourgeois reveals much about the haunting and haunted master while leaving intact the thing you cannot explain.

    Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
    06/25/08
    Nathan Lee
    Nathan Lee
    New York Times
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    The artist's festering recollections of her girlhood mesh with guided first-person tours of her sculptures, creating a privileged look into a psyche rendered solid.

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    06/25/08
    Nick Pinkerton
    Nick Pinkerton
    Village Voice
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    This complex, utterly fascinating docu evolves in almost as varied and unpredictable ways as has its 96-year-old subject, famed sculptress Louise Bourgeois.

    Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
    06/24/08
    Ronnie Scheib
    Ronnie Scheib
    Variety
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    Remarkably and unsentimentally self-reflective, the artist talks to filmmakers Marion Cajori and Amei Wallach about a lifetime of tough work and tougher questions. Fascinating stuff.

    Full Review Source: New York Magazine | comment Comment
    06/23/08
    Logan Hill
    Logan Hill
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