Storyville · SEASON 16
Who Is Gorky? An Abstract Life
Episode 9 · 2012-03-12
- Documentary
Episode overview
In a personal journey into a family tragedy, filmmaker Cosima Spender explores how she and her relatives have been shaped by her grandfather - the pioneering Abstract Expressionist painter, Arshile Gorky. Following a series of tragedies, he committed suicide in 1948, leaving a young wife and two daughters behind. Through conversations with her grandmother, Gorky's widow, Spender tries to make sense of his creativity, the reasons for his death and the shadow it subsequently cast. The film takes the viewer through the pain and courage of the family, coming to an emotional climax in Gorky's Armenian birthplace.
85 minutes
Season 16 episodes
1. Survivors: Despicable Dick2012-01-09
2. Survivors: My Friend Sam - Living For the Moment2012-01-16
3. Survivors: Lust for Life2012-01-23
4. If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front2012-02-13
5. The Love of Books - A Sarajevo Story2012-02-20
6. Fire in Babylon2012-02-27
7. Knuckle: Bare Fist Fighting2012-03-05
8. Murderball2012-03-06
9. Who Is Gorky? An Abstract Life2012-03-12
10. The Reluctant Revolutionary2012-03-19
11. Tabloid: Sex in Chains2012-03-26
12. Hijack Hell - Bus 1742012-04-18
13. The Real Great Escape2012-04-19
14. Girl Model2012-06-25
15. Albino Witchcraft Murders2012-07-02
16. Hitler, Stalin, and Mr Jones2012-07-05
17. The Queen of Africa: The Miriam Makeba Story2012-07-23
18. Racing Dreams2012-08-13
19. The $750 Million Thief2012-09-05
20. Olympic Massacre: One Day In September2012-09-12
21. JFK's Road to the White House: Primary 19602012-11-04
22. The Chef Who Conquered New York: Serving Up Paul Liebrandt2012-11-12
23. From the Sea to the Land Beyond: Britain's Coast on Film2012-11-18
24. The Other Irish Travellers2012-12-16
25. Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars2013-12-16
