Hans
Falk – Painting the Light
A Documentary by Ernst Soler, produced by Michael
Gunther
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Hans Falk was among the most important contemporary Swiss artists.
Born between the wars, he lived in Switzerland, Ireland, New York, London
and the volcanic Mediterranean Island of Stromboli. Among his best known
work are his posters from the 30s and 40s, his New York and London
drawings, his circus paintings and his abstract paintings from the
Stromboli years.
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Director Ernst Soler had known Hans Falk for several years and
for this film spent time with him in his homes in Switzerland and
Stromboli.
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Hans Falk tells him of his fight against the growing
fascination with the Nazis in Switzerland before World War II, of his part
in the Hippie Movement in the 60s and seventies, of his time he spent in
the art scenes of major world cities, his life in the lonely wilderness of
the Celtic coasts of Ireland and Cornwall, and the fascination with the
volcanic island of Stromboli.
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