Van Eyck: The Temptation of Reality

Runtime66 min
DirectorJérôme Laffont & Joachim Thôme
GenreDocumentary
Released2020

A film by JÉRÔME LEFFONT & JOACHIM THÔME I Photography JOHAN LEGRAIE COLIN LEVÊQUE I Original Music MICHIEL DE MALSCHE

Edited by JOACHIM THÔME I Sound Edit VALÈNE LEROY MIKAËL DELALANDE I Sound Mix ALINE GAVROY

With

DAVID HOCKNEY I MANUEL PARADA DE CORSELAS I JAN DUMOLYN I TILL-HOLGER BORCHERT I STEPHAN KEMPERDICK I VALENTINE HENDERIKS I SUSAN JONES I BART FRANSEN I CATALINA VICENS I HÉLÈNE DUBOIS I MAX MARTENS

Narrated by MAAIKE NEUVILLE (NL) I NATHALIE MELLINGER (FR)

In collaboration with

ARTE I RTBF I CANVAS I CITY OF GHENT I KIK/IRPA I LUKAS-ART IN FLANDERS I DIOCESE GHENT I CFWB I CNC I PROCIREP I BELGIAN TAX SHELTER I MSK

When we let our gaze rest upon The Mystic Lamb, a monumental and supernatural world reveals itself to us. This work painted by Jan and Hubert Van Eyck in 1432 offers more than what initially meets the eye.
Behind the sacred narrative lies an artistic adventure that heralds the birth of our modernity.

This documentary revives the soul that lies at the origin of an artistic upheaval. Renowned art historians in a spectacular setting guide us to the heart of the creative act.