PROGRAMME NOTES MUNCH A note from Executive Producer had firmly placed The Scream into place as just one of Phil Grabsky dozens of wonderful works. I hope you’ll do the same.

EXHIBITION ON SCREEN has always looked internationally for the best exhibitions and the best SCREEN ON EXHIBITION © Gallery National Filming Oslo is Munch, EOS stories. When I heard that a genuine ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ show of Edvard Munch’s works was to be held in Oslo to mark his 150th birthday, I knew this was something we had to cover. The exhibition would display over 200 artworks across two galleries: Oslo’s Munch Museum and National Gallery. This may never happen again.

Munch is, of course, best known for The Scream (of which he painted 4 versions) but there is so much more to his oeuvre and, whisper it under your breathe, plenty of it, in my opinion, is superior to The Scream. But if you want to understand just that one painting then the show – and now the film – are great because you’ll see the reconstructed room (from the original Berlin show he put on) of The Frieze of Life, in which The Scream was just a part. That’s why I enjoy making these films so much: one learns about the background, the reasons why paintings or sculptures were created. For me, that knowledge simply adds to my appreciation and enjoyment of the work.

We also had the opportunity to learn much more about this famous Norwegian artist – and it’s a fascinating and somewhat odd tale. For example, it is said that he would leave his paintings outside to be rained on, dirtied by birds, dogs or him (spilling liquids on them or giving them the odd kick apparently). His relationships were strained, his mental equilibrium clearly stressed. Yet he was also funny, intelligent DIRECTED BY BEN HARDING and insightful. By the end of the production, I had PRESENTED BY TIM MARLOW an enormous admiration for him and his work – and

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