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An illuminating feast for the eyes, Beyond the Visible - Hilma af Klint makes a persuasive case for its subject's spot in the firmament of modern art. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

In her Stockholm studio, Hilma af Klint created 193 breathtaking abstract paintings long before Kandinsky (the supposed pioneer of abstract art) ever dreamed of it.

Genre:

biography, documentary
Original Language:

Swedish
Director:

Halina Dyrschka
Producer:

Halina Dyrschka
Release Date (Streaming):

Jul 16, 2020
Runtime:

1h 34m

Cast & Crew

Julia Voss

Josiah McElheny

Halina Dyrschka
Director

Eva Illmer
Executive Producer

Halina Dyrschka
Producer

Luana Knipfer
Cinematographer

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Critic Reviews for Bortom det synliga - filmen om Hilma af Klint

All Critics (26) | Top Critics (7) | Fresh (25) | Rotten (1)

This detailed account of the life and works of Swedish artist and sometime mystic Hilma af Klint makes a compelling case for rewriting art history.

October 9, 2020 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Kevin Maher
Times (UK)
This documentary makes a pretty convincing case for the admission of the Swedish artist Hilma af Klint into the boys' club of abstract art, alongside Kandinsky, Mondrian et al.

October 8, 2020 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Cath Clarke
Guardian
An illuminating articulation of the era's social and cultural complexities.

April 18, 2020 | Full Review…

Christopher Knight
Los Angeles Times
A must for anyone who cares about modern art.

April 18, 2020 | Full Review…

Sheri Linden
Hollywood Reporter
It casts an entrancing spell that allows the staggering depth of its subject's work to consume us, while showing how her trailblazing vision left an unmistakable imprint in over a century of iconic art.

April 17, 2020 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review…

Matt Fagerholm
RogerEbert.com
It may get a C for style, but it breezes through the thesis committee.

April 16, 2020 | Full Review…

Scott Tobias
NPR
Dyrschka's film is a beautiful ode to the work of Hilma af Klint, featuring stunning cinematography by Luana Knipfer and Alicja Pahl as well as a powerful score by Damian Scholl which helps amplify the work of Hilma.

February 20, 2021 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review…

Bianca Garner
In Their Own League
This documentary about a long overlooked Swedish abstract painter is a bit like sitting though an art history class featuring a slide show of Hilma's work.

February 4, 2021 | Rating: C+ | Full Review…

Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope
The cross-disciplinary curiosity found in her searching and ebullient works suggests a period wherein notions of futurity and research into the natural world carried less dire implications.

October 29, 2020 | Full Review…

Esmé Hogeveen
Another Gaze
A pretty tedious primer that fixates on her status as a marginalised woman to offset the frustrating lack of insight into her work.

October 9, 2020 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Alistair Harkness
Scotsman
[It] does a great job of telling her story, highlighting the art and ensuring she takes her rightful place in history.

October 5, 2020 | Full Review…

Rob Aldam
Backseat Mafia
The most satisfying aspect of Beyond the Visible is how it presents af Klint's work as an impediment to the problematic market that's driving the art world.

June 4, 2020 | Full Review…

Laura Hutson Hunter
Nashville Scene