National Gallery
Documentary
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2014
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A portrait of the day-to-day operations of the National Gallery of London, that reveals the role of the employees and the experiences of the Gallery's visitors. The film portrays the role of the curators and conservators; the education, scientific, and conservation departments; and the audience of all kinds of people who come to experience it.
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Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
174 min
Release date:
8 Oct 2014
Country:
GB, US, FR
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
1 win & 9 nominations
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Sitting there with something like National Gallery, it's not the rush of time you feel. It's the rush of applied skill.
– Wesley Morris,
Grantland,
4 Jan 2015
fresh:
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then there are at least a million things worth talking about in National Gallery.
– Jordan Mintzer,
Hollywood Reporter,
4 Jan 2015
fresh:
National Gallery presents the famous art space as almost a living and breathing thing, with all the complications and rough glory that implies.
– Peter Howell,
Toronto Star,
24 Dec 2014
rotten:
"National Gallery," a meandering trip through the famed London art institution, has many sublime scenes - and some tedious ones, too.
– David Lewis,
San Francisco Chronicle,
18 Dec 2014
fresh:
Though Wiseman's now well into his 80s, his eye's as sharp as ever.
– Moira MacDonald,
Seattle Times,
4 Dec 2014