Director

Jean Marie Drot, Michel Van Zele

The work of Alberto Giacometti can be characterized as existentialist meditations on the human body. His stance against surrealism in favor of figuration was of great importance during a time when surrealism was reigning. After hardships stalled his career, Giacometti began creating disturbingly small statues and reportedly left Geneva in 1940 with his entire body of work in a matchbox. The Swiss painter and sculptor followed with one of the most important creative periods of any 20th-century artist, where he created his tall, thin sculptures, often categorized as existential reality. This special release includes two features on Giacometti, WHAT IS A HEAD? and A MAN AMONG MEN: ALBERTO GIACOMETTI.

Both focus on Giacometti's technique and his human body representations, while A MAN AMONG MEN features a rare interview with the illustrious artist.