A surrealist legend paints his own myth while denying you easy answers.
Direction
Schamoni lets Ernst perform himself—brilliantly cagey.
Production
Collage-like structure mirrors its subject's own methods.
Director
Peter Schamoni
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ernst was 80 and living in France when filmed; he'd already survived two world wars and two messy divorces from fellow artists.
Schamoni pioneered this 'participatory documentary' format where subjects shape their own portrayal—decades before it became standard.
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