Red Jacket | |
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Directed by | Yvonne du Toit |
Starring |
Vladimir Tretchikoff Jani Allan Beezy Bailey Leonora Schmidt-Salomonson Marilyn Martin |
Distributed by |
SABC Western Cape Provincial Library Service (VHS+DVD) |
Release date |
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Running time | 45 minutes |
Country | South Africa |
Language | English |
Red Jacket is a 1998 documentary film about the life of the world's best-selling artist[ citation needed], Vladimir Tretchikoff. The film was produced by Technitronics and televised by the SABC.
The documentary charts the life of Tretchikoff, featuring contributions with public figures and Tretchikoff himself. The documentary is titled Red Jacket, Tretchikoff memorably recalled his war-time lover and muse, Lenka, wearing a red jacket when first meeting her. She would later pose as the model in his painting titled Red Jacket. [1] [2]
The documentary was researched, produced, and directed by Yvonne du Toit under the auspices of Technitronics. Several of the contributors held a history with Tretchikoff.
The independent production was screened to national audiences on the state broadcaster, SABC in 1998. Since then it has been distributed for educational purposes by the Western Cape Provincial Library Service who issued a VHS/DVD version. It is commonly used as a resource for art students. [10] The film has since been rebroadcast, most recently on SABC 2 on 17 July 2011. [11]
In 2011, the film was projected in a small antechamber at the South African National Gallery as part of a Tretchikoff exhibition. [7]
Red Jacket | |
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Directed by | Yvonne du Toit |
Starring |
Vladimir Tretchikoff Jani Allan Beezy Bailey Leonora Schmidt-Salomonson Marilyn Martin |
Distributed by |
SABC Western Cape Provincial Library Service (VHS+DVD) |
Release date |
|
Running time | 45 minutes |
Country | South Africa |
Language | English |
Red Jacket is a 1998 documentary film about the life of the world's best-selling artist[ citation needed], Vladimir Tretchikoff. The film was produced by Technitronics and televised by the SABC.
The documentary charts the life of Tretchikoff, featuring contributions with public figures and Tretchikoff himself. The documentary is titled Red Jacket, Tretchikoff memorably recalled his war-time lover and muse, Lenka, wearing a red jacket when first meeting her. She would later pose as the model in his painting titled Red Jacket. [1] [2]
The documentary was researched, produced, and directed by Yvonne du Toit under the auspices of Technitronics. Several of the contributors held a history with Tretchikoff.
The independent production was screened to national audiences on the state broadcaster, SABC in 1998. Since then it has been distributed for educational purposes by the Western Cape Provincial Library Service who issued a VHS/DVD version. It is commonly used as a resource for art students. [10] The film has since been rebroadcast, most recently on SABC 2 on 17 July 2011. [11]
In 2011, the film was projected in a small antechamber at the South African National Gallery as part of a Tretchikoff exhibition. [7]