Daniel Richter on Emil Nolde (2014)
Emil Nolde was a Nazi – and so what, asks contemporary German artist Daniel Richter. “It’s a moralistic debate. A debate, that mirrors the moralism and bigottery of a generation that seems to think, that the world is a moral playground.” Emil Nolde’s relationship to the Nazi-regime in the Third Reich has given rise to immense discussions within the last months. For decades the broader public had a picture of Nolde being one of the “entartete” artists as well as being prohibited painting by the Nazi-regime. Though this on the surface is true, it was the result of a great disappointment to Nolde. For years, he had strived to become “the” artist of the Thrid Reich, praising his own art as true, German, anti-French and anti-Jewish. Possible competitors within the German art world like Max Pechstein he actively denounced to the Nazi authorities.
Director: Marc-Christoph Wagner
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Daniel Richter as Self |
| Production | Marc-Christoph Wagner | Producer |
| Directing | Marc-Christoph Wagner | Director |
| Camera | Jakob Solbakken | Camera Operator |
| Editing | Kamilla Bruus | Editor |
