Michael Palin & the Mystery of Hammershøi

Michael Palin & the Mystery of Hammershøi

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Michael Palin & the Mystery of Hammershøi
Michael Palin & the Mystery of Hammershøi

Michael Palin & the Mystery of Hammershøi

7.9 | en | Documentary

In 2005, Michael Palin set out to unlock the mysteries and find out about the background and life of Danish painter Vilhelm Hammershøi. Hammershøi painted around the start of the 20th century and many of his pictures have a distinct coolness and distance about them. Palin, wanting to know of his inspirations and the reason for these mystical pictures, starts his search in Hayward Gallery in London, goes to Amsterdam and finally the painters home town, Copenhagen (Denmark).

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7.9 | en | Documentary
Synopsis

In 2005, Michael Palin set out to unlock the mysteries and find out about the background and life of Danish painter Vilhelm Hammershøi. Hammershøi painted around the start of the 20th century and many of his pictures have a distinct coolness and distance about them. Palin, wanting to know of his inspirations and the reason for these mystical pictures, starts his search in Hayward Gallery in London, goes to Amsterdam and finally the painters home town, Copenhagen (Denmark).

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Cast

Michael Palin

Director

Eleanor Yule

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BBC Scotland ,