Portrait of an Artist: Les Silences De Manet

This film profile of the French painter, Edouard Manet (1832-1883) was hot on location at the Musee d' Orsay, the home of French nineteenth Century art; in Spain, to evoke the landscape and culture which so influenced Manet's early work; and around Paris, where in the bars, cafes, salons and theatres, the atmosphere of the society in which Manet lived can still be captured.

Didier Baussy's film forms a comprehensive study, and yet also explores the complex and often contradictory spirit of Manet's paintings.