8. Gerhard Richter Painting
Rank by site 7, Rank by IMDb 2; Overall score = 9 points
Directed by Corinna Belz
Gerhard Richter, one of the most important contemporary painters, always claimed that talking about visual art was pointless because words can only convey so much. That’s why he kept his creative process hidden from the public eye, which gained him a reputation of a reclusiveness. It came as a great shock to all who knew him that he granted permission to Corinna Belz to observe his work and make a film about it. She spent three years filming. The result is Gerhard Richter Painting, which reveals how modern art pieces are created and the pitfalls an artist encounters along the way.
