Award-winning documentarian Francoise Levie specializes in biographies of unique individuals and Siegfried Bing is no exception. Bing was the inspiration and force behind the art movement known as art nouveau, promoting artists as diverse and talented as Munch and Toulouse-Lautrec. Levie shows how Bing put his personal stamp on the late 19th century art world by exposing Europe to Asian arts, promoting decorative arts, and handling the work of key artists. In French with English subtitles.

Francoise Levie---France---2004---52 mins.