简介：ThesearingpsychologicalrealismoftheGermanpainterOttoDix(1891-1969)embodiestheexperienceofGermanybetweenthewars-itstraumatizeddespairandviolentdecadence.WhileDixisbestknownforhispaintingsandetchingsfromthisperiod,whichfocusunflinchinglyontherealityofwarandontheworldofprostitutesandtheirclients,thisfilmlooksathiscareerasawhole,tracinghisdevelopmentfromearlyImpressionist-influencedlandscapestohislaterphaseofreligiouslyinspiredworks.ItexploresDix'sdebttothemastersoftheGermanRenaissanceandhisstrengthsasadraughtsmanandprintmaker,notablyinthegreatseriesofetchings'TheWar'.Aswellasbeingoneofthegreatestwarartistsofanyage,Dixproducedmanyportraitsthatalsoexemplifythestrikingdirectnessofhisvision.Asthisfilmshows,Dix'svisionarycreationofartfromuglinessretainsbothitsrelevanceanditspowertoshock.…