Michael Palin & the Mystery of Hammershøi

July. 14,2005

Rating：

7.9

Genre：

Documentary

Keywords：

Art Painting

Trailer Synopsis Cast

In 2005, Michael Palin set out to unlock the mysteries and find out about the background and life of Danish painter Vilhelm Hammershøi. Hammershøi painted around the start of the 20th century and many of his pictures have a distinct coolness and distance about them. Palin, wanting to know of his inspirations and the reason for these mystical pictures, starts his search in Hayward Gallery in London, goes to Amsterdam and finally the painters home town, Copenhagen (Denmark).

Michael Palin as Host

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