The True Story of Tamara de Lempicka & The Art of Survival

2024 | B/N | 96:00

This documentary explores the life of renowned Art Deco painter Tamara de Lempicka, from 1920s Paris to her rise to stardom, her move to the United States to escape fascism in 1940, and her resurgence in today’s art market through powerful paintings depicting high society, nudes, and her lifestyle.

Country: Estados Unidos
Direction: Rubio; Julie
Script: Rubio; Julie, Harrison; Amy
Production: Rubio; Julie, Wellen; Blake
Photography: Cvetko; Svetlana
Sound: Olmsted; Daniel
Music: Hira; Cadence
Participation year at FICM: 2025

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