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Apolonia, Apolonia Grasshopper Film ; HBO Max and Danish Documentary production present ; written and directed by Lea Glob ; produced by Sidsel Lønvig Siersted ; producer, HBO Max, Izabela Løpuch ; narration written by Lea Glob and Andreas Bøggild Monies
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- Danish
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Glob, Lea, 1982-.
- Glob, Lea.
- Sokol, Apolonia, 1988-.
- Sokol, Apolonia.
- Painting, French--21st century.
- Painting, French.
- Women painters--Biography--France.
- Women painters.
- Genre:
- Biographical films
- Documentary films
- Feature films
- Nonfiction films
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 video file (115 min., 23 sec.)) sound, color
- Place of Publication:
- [New York, New York] Grasshopper Film [2024]
- Language Note:
- In Danish, with English subtitles
- System Details:
- sound
- digital
- video file
- Summary:
- When Danish filmmaker Lea Glob first met Apolonia Sokol in 2009, she appeared to be leading a storybook life. The talented Apolonia was born in an underground theatre in Paris and grew up in an artist community - the ultimate bohemian life. In her 20s, she studied at the Beaux-Arts de Paris, one of the most prestigious art academies in Europe. Over the years, Lea kept returning to film Apolonia as the latter sought her place in the art world, grappling with the agonies and joys of womanhood, the relationships with others and her own body and creation. The result is a fascinating portrait of the young woman's trying voyage into the art world. Apolonia is confident in her talent, but her path is not always an easy one to tread. Life is not a storybook, and Apolonia learns that women painters have to make more sacrifices and overcome greater obstacles than their male counterparts. This also applied to the friend she lived with for a long time, Oksana Shachko, one of the founders of the feminist action group Femen. Apolonia's resilience is put to the test. As time passes and a special bond grows between Apolonia and Lea, we witness a film being born and a painter rising to fame. 13 years on, the two women continue to reflect on each other's paths in this mesmerizing film about art, love, motherhood, sexuality, representation, and how to succeed in a world dominated by patriarchy, capitalism and war, without losing oneself
- Participant:
- Apolonia Sokol, Oksana Shachko, Aleksandra Tlolka, Hervé Breuil
- Credits:
- Executive producers, Hanka Kastelicova, Eva Mulvad, Mikala Krogh, Sigrid Dyekjær, Rose Grønklær ; editor, Andreas Bøgglid Monies, Thor Ochsner ; cinematography, Lea Glob
- Notes:
- Originally released as a documentary film in 2023
- Description based on online resource; title and statement of responsibility from title screen and end credits (viewed 2024 October 14)
- OCLC:
- 1464814996
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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