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Jan Cox, a Painter's Odyssey (1988)
Documentary, Biography

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Jan Cox, a Painter's Odyssey (1988)

Documentary, Biography

"Biographical film about the life and work of the Belgian painter Jan Cox. Cox had a tempestuous youth, during which he co-founded the Jeune Peinture Belge group and worked on the fringes of the Cobra movement. In 1956 he left for America,...See more"Biographical film about the life and work of the Belgian painter Jan Cox. Cox had a tempestuous youth, during which he co-founded the Jeune Peinture Belge group and worked on the fringes of the Cobra movement. In 1956 he left for America, where he lived for the next 18 years. There he was recognized as an inspired painter and teacher, but he returned disillusioned following a failed marriage, financial problems and an emergent alcoholism. He finally committed suicide in 1980. The directors incorporate archive material, canvasses, photos, reminiscences and writings into their film, built up as an odyssey in 24 cantos, each with its own style. They paint an intriguing picture both of Cox's artistic drive and the tragic dualism between dream and reality that tore at his personality and would eventually lead to self-destruction. In this context, Cox's paintings are used to reflect the events presented or alluded to by the film. The 24 cantos are subdivided in accordance with the three phases in Cox's life: 1919-1949 (Telemacheia), 1949-1969 (Odysseia) and 1969-1980 (Nostos). On its release, the film garnered much praise, not merely for its intricate construction which took it beyond the bounds of a conventional documentary, but also because it so successfully evoked the spirit of Cox." Written by Michel Apers, Belgian Cinema, Royal Belgian Film Archive, Brussels See less

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39 cast members

Name	Known for
Jeroen Krabbé Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	The Fugitive (1993)
Pierre Alechinsky Self Self See fewer	Calligraphie Japonaise (1957)
David Barbero Self Self See fewer	Jan Cox, a Painter's Odyssey (1988)
Gail Barnette Self Self See fewer	Jan Cox, a Painter's Odyssey (1988)
Bart Bergen Actor (voice) Actor (voice) See fewer	Jan Cox, a Painter's Odyssey (1988)
David Bergen Jan Cox as a boy Jan Cox as a boy See fewer	Hey Bud! (2017)
Fred Bervoets Self Self See fewer	De blauwe planeet (1970)
Lucien Boussé Actor (voice) Actor (voice) See fewer	Jan Cox, a Painter's Odyssey (1988)
Blanche Brown Self Self See fewer	Strand, Under the Dark Cloth (1991)
Milton Brown Self Self See fewer	Strand, Under the Dark Cloth (1991)
Freya Carlbom Self Self See fewer	Jan Cox, a Painter's Odyssey (1988)
Hugo Claus Self Self See fewer	Friday (1980)
Harry Cox Self Self See fewer	Rosehaven (2016)
Jan Cox Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Marleen De Decker Self Self See fewer	Jan Cox, a Painter's Odyssey (1988)
Domien De Gruyter Self Self See fewer	Rubens, schilder en diplomaat (1977)
Augusta De Vos Woman in hospital Woman in hospital See fewer	Jan Cox, a Painter's Odyssey (1988)
Beatrice Farwell Self Self See fewer	Gothic Art (1961)
Joseph Hodgson Self Self See fewer	Kiss (II) (2011)
Gerrit Kouwenaar Self Self See fewer	Het bloedig dogma (1960)
Hilde Lambrechts Mother of Jan Cox Mother of Jan Cox See fewer	Jan Cox, a Painter's Odyssey (1988)
Mary Jane Levy Dickson Self Self See fewer	Jan Cox, a Painter's Odyssey (1988)
Stephen Lundvall Actor (voice) Actor (voice) See fewer	Jan Cox, a Painter's Odyssey (1988)
Marc Mendelson Self Self See fewer	Jan Cox, a Painter's Odyssey (1988)
Phil Mertens Self Self See fewer	Jan Cox, a Painter's Odyssey (1988)
Thomas M. Messer Self Self See fewer	Na plovárne (1999)
Charles Mitchell Self Self See fewer	Jan Cox, a Painter's Odyssey (1988)
Ruth Olson Self Self See fewer	Jan Cox, a Painter's Odyssey (1988)
Michel Oukhow Self Self See fewer	August August, August (1971)
Ann Papoulis Actress (voice) Actress (voice) See fewer	Jan Cox, a Painter's Odyssey (1988)
Peter Proost Jan Cox as a young man Jan Cox as a young man See fewer	Jan Cox, a Painter's Odyssey (1988)
Adriaan Raemdonck Self Self See fewer	Stad i Europa (1993)
Perry T. Rathbone Self Self See fewer	Jan Cox, a Painter's Odyssey (1988)
Paul Shapiro Self Self See fewer	Jan Cox, a Painter's Odyssey (1988)
Russell Stoddard Self Self See fewer	Jan Cox, a Painter's Odyssey (1988)
Dick Stroud Self Self See fewer	Jan Cox, a Painter's Odyssey (1988)
Frits Upmeyer Self Self See fewer	Jan Cox, a Painter's Odyssey (1988)
Yvonne Van Ginneken Self Self See fewer	Jan Cox, a Painter's Odyssey (1988)
Marlene Wallin Self Self See fewer	Jan Cox, a Painter's Odyssey (1988)