
Michael Palin & the Mystery of Hammershøi
2005 • Documentary
7 (1)
Eleanor Yule
Director
Eleanor Yule
Writer
Status
Released
Release date
July 14, 2005
Duration
59 Min
Language
en
Popularity
0.194
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Overview
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).
Cast

Michael Palin