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Still from ‘Mit einem Tiger schlafen.’ A film about Maria Lassing, 2024 © Stadtkino Filmverleih

CinemArt Gstaad 2025

  • Fri 10 January – Fri 28 February 2025, from 5.30 pm
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In collaboration with the Ciné-Theater in Gstaad, the CinemArt film series will once again take place this winter from 10 January to 28 February 2025. A selection of films about modern and contemporary art gives unique insight into the work of important international artists including Jean-Michel Basquiat, Franz Gertsch, Maria Lassnig, Munch, Sonia Boyce and Mary Heilmann, as well as into the intimate relationship between French painter Pierre Bonnard and his wife, Marthe.

Tickets are available at www.cine-theater.ch or at the cinema box office.

Ciné-Theater Gstaad
Suterstrasse 6, Gstaad

Friday 10 January, 5.30 pm
Bonnard, Pièrre et Marthe
Martin Provost, 2023, FR/EN

This film looks at the intimate relationship between French painter Pierre Bonnard and his wife, Marthe, who was his muse for many of his works. It explores their bond that influenced Bonnard’s use of color and light in his paintings.

Image: Frenetic Films

Friday 17 January, 5.30 pm
Franz Gertsch: Der Zeit die Zeit geben (Giving Time to Time)
Dana Maeder, 2023, DE/EN

The film offers insight into Swiss artist Franz Gertsch’s hyper-realistic art, which takes years to complete. It reflects on his slow, patient process and how his works capture the essence of time, nature, and human figures.

Image: Franz Gertsch in his studio, freez frame from the film (Giving Time to Time. Franz Gertsch) © Museum Franz Gertsch

Friday 24 January, 5.30 pm
Boom For Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat
Sara Driver, 2023, DE/EN

This documentary explores Jean-Michel Basquiat’s teenage years in New York City, focusing on his early life and his immersion in the vibrant downtown art scene. It sheds light on his street art beginnings and the cultural influences that shaped his later work as an iconic artist.

Image: Film still

Friday 31 January, 5.30 pm
Munch
Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken, 2023, NO/EN

This film focuses on the life and work of Norwegian painter Edvard Munch, emphasizing themes of isolation, anxiety, and existential despair. It explores how Munch’s personal struggles influenced masterpieces like ‘The Scream,’ reflecting his complex relationship with human emotions.

Image: Main film still, Thea Lambrechts Vaulen og Alfred Ekker Strande (young Munch)

Friday 7 February, 5.30 pm
Mit einem Tiger schlafen
Anja Salomonowitz, 2024, DE/EN

This short film centers on Austrian artist Maria Lassnig, known for her deeply personal and expressive self-portraits. Using the metaphor of ‘sleeping with a tiger,’ it explores her complex relationship with the body, vulnerability, and the interplay of fear and intimacy in her art and life. The film reflects on how Lassnig’s unique perspective shaped her exploration of human emotion and physicality.

Image © Stadtkino Filmverleih 2024

Friday 14 February, 5.30 pm
Sonia Boyce: Finding Her Voice
Alan Yentob, 2022, EN

In this short film Alan Yentob follows acclaimed British artist Sonia Boyce as she prepares to represent Great Britain at the Venice Biennale and in the lead up to her historic win.

Image © Sonia Boyce. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2024

Friday 21 February, 5.30 pm
Mary Heilmann: Waves, Roads & Hallucinations
Matt Creed, 2023, EN

New York based artist Mary Heilmann is one of the most influential American abstract painters of her time. Heilmann’s work has been exhibited throughout the world in museums such as Dia Art Foundation, Orange County Museum, Whitney Museum of American Art, and Whitechapel Gallery. This documentary offers a visually immersive journey through the artist’s life, using rare archival material and in-studio footage to explore her mind and practice. 

Image: Film still, 2024. Courtesy the artist, Hauser & Wirth, and 303 Gallery, New York.

Friday 28 February, 5.30 pm
Harald Naegeli: Der Sprayer von Zürich
Nathalie David, 2021, DE

The film chronicles the life of Harald Naegeli, the controversial Swiss street artist known for his graffiti in Zurich during the 1970s and 1980s. It highlights his challenge to traditional art forms and his legal struggles, cementing his legacy in the world of urban art.

Image: Film still

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