The Impressionists

• E1

  Episode 1

  The young artist enters into the bohemian cafe society of 19th-century Paris, meeting the contemporaries with whom he is to found a new artistic movement, only for revolution to tear the group apart.

  2006-04-30 · 60m
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• E2

  Episode 2

  Waldemar Januszczak continues his investigation of the Impressionists by taking us outdoors to their most famous locations. Although Impressionist pictures often look sunny and relaxed, achieving this peaceful air was hard work.

  2006-05-07 · 60m
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• E3

  Episode 3

  Cezanne is forced to lead a double life with his mistress and secret child, and refuses to compromise his vision in the face of vitriol from both the critics and a close friend. Manet receives the Legion d'Honneur, but his health is failing fast. Monet embarks on a successful tour of Europe, but decides that what he really wants is to return to his beloved Alice - and the lilies that will fascinate him for the rest of his life.

  2006-05-14 · 60m
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Top cast

Julian Glover

Claude Monet - older

Richard Armitage

Claude Monet

Sebastian Armesto

Art Critic

Charlie Condou

Renoir

Aden Gillett

Degas

Andrew Havill

Manet

Amanda Root

Alice Hoschede

Michael Culver

Cezanne's father

Paloma Faith

Renoir's Model

James Lance

Bazille

Crispin Bonham-Carter

Ambroise Vollard

Anthony Calf

Emile Zola