Kokoschka: Work and Life

Name: Kokoschka: Work and Life
Director: Michel Rodde
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 2017-09-30
Cast: Aurélia Lüscher

2017 · 91 min · Documentary, History

Painter, poet and playwright, teacher and freethinker, lover and traveler, Austrian artist Oskar Kokoschka (1886-1980) was a rare individual who remained lucid and passionate throughout his long life.

Directed by Michel Rodde · Written by Michel Rodde

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