Strokes of Genius: Arshile Gorky (1982)
Born in Armenia, Arshile Gorky fled the Turkish persecution and arrived in America in 1920. One of America`s most poetic and powerful painters, Gorky`s influence on his contemporaries gave birth to the New York School of abstract expressionist painting. In rare glimpses into his studio and through interviews with family and friends, this film recreates Gorky`s world, examines the progression of his painting to the later, deeply felt work, that suggests the beauty and anguish of his lost Armenian homeland.
Director: Charlotte Zwerin
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Dustin Hoffman as Self |
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Arshile Gorky as Self |
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Stan Hirson as (voice) |
| Directing | Charlotte Zwerin | Director |
| Writing | Charlotte Zwerin | Writer |
| Production | Courtney Sale Ross | Producer |
| Production | Karen Lindsay-Stewart | Co-Producer |
| Editing | Carol Hayward | Editor |
| Camera | Francis Kenny | Director of Photography |
| Production | Ellen Weissbrod | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Maurice Wright | Music |
| Editing | Variety Moszynski | Assistant Editor |
| Camera | Tom Hurwitz | Additional Photography |
| Camera | Vic Losick | Additional Photography |
| Sound | Bruce Litecky | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Larry Loewinger | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Danny Michael | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Morning Pastorak | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | David Eubank | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Ed Mauriello | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | James McCalmont | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Douglas Pellegrino | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Gary Steele | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Michael Shaw | Grip |