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Film · 2014

The Great Museum

Original titleDas große Museum

Directed by Johannes Holzhausen

  • 1 h 34 min
  • Documentary
  • Austria
  • Released in the UK 4 December 2014
  • 3.5 AverageMovieNCo
  • 0.2 Users1 vote
  • 6.8 Critics4 reviews
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Synopsis

This documentary without a voiceover starts showing us how the old parquet museum breaks apart spectacularly. We get the explanation when the director of the museum makes a tour for the director of the British Museum who is visiting it, some of the rooms are being redecorated and everything is upside down. The film, directed by Johannes Holzhausen based on a concept of Constantin Wulff and himself, shows an in depth look at daily life in one of the most famous cultural institutions in the world , the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. The documentary premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival and has become one of the most consolidated in recent years in Germany. With a duration of less than 100 minutes, photography comes by Attila Boa and Joerg Burger and the script is written by Johannes Holzhausen and Constantin Wulff.

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Runtime
94 min1 hour and 34 minutes
How long is The Great Museum?
1 hour and 34 minutes (94 minutes).
When was The Great Museum released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 4 December 2014.
Who directed The Great Museum?
Johannes Holzhausen.
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Cast

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Director
Johannes Holzhausen
Writers
Johannes Holzhausen

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'The Great Museum' Trailer 4:3527 September 2015

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Reviews

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What the critics say average 6.8 from 4 outlets

  • 8.2 El PaísJordi Costa 'The great museum' has in common with 'National Gallery' (...) The strategy is purely observational and just surfacing the relevant issue of survival of the museum tradition (and ethics) in times of… Read
  • 7.0 VarietyJay Weissberg "This observational documentary by Johannes Holzhausen pays an elegant tribute to those who preserve the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna." Read
  • 7.0 The Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthy "A beautiful documentary about a prime repository of artistic treasures." Read

Trivia

  • Production lasted a year and the film was produced during the remodeling of the museum in a marketing restructuring. The director has reflected the discussions on the new design of the museum as the new director Sabine Haag thought that was a good opportunity to introduce the museum to a wider audience.

  • This documental film has no voiceover.

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