Waldemar Januszczak - Films

Films

Januszczak has been making films since 1997 with his production company ZCZ Films.

  • The Truth About Art (Channel 4, 1998) about why some subjects have such a hold on the human imagination. (Three-episode series)
  • The Lost Supper (Channel 4, 1999) about the restoration of The Last Supper.
  • The Cowboy and the Eclipse (Channel 4, 1999) about James Turrell's earthwork sculpture in Cornwall.
  • Mad Tracey from Margate (BBC, 1999) about Tracey Emin.
  • Puppy Love (Channel 4, 2000) about Januszczak's modest dislike of dogs and intense hatred of dog aficionados.
  • Travels in Virtual Japan (Channel 4, 2000) about Japanese technological innovation.
  • Building of the Year (Channel 4, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003). Coverage of the annual Stirling Prize for new architecture.
  • Picasso: Magic, Sex, Death (Channel 4, 2001) with the artist's friend and biographer, John Richardson. (Three-episode series)
  • Gauguin: The Full Story (Channel 4, 2003) about Paul Gauguin.
  • Beijing Swings (Channel 4, 2003) about extreme art in Beijing.
  • Every Picture Tells A Story (Channel 5, 2003/2004) about the backgrounds of eight masterpieces. (Two 4-episode series)
  • Vincent: The Full Story (Channel 4, 2004) about Vincent van Gogh. (Three-episode series)
  • Kazakhstan Swings (Channel 4, 2006) about contemporary art in Kazakhstan.
  • The Michelangelo Code: Secrets of the Sistine Chapel (Channel 4, 2005).
  • Toulouse-Lautrec: The Full Story (Channel 4, 2006) about Henri Toulouse-Lautrec.
  • Sickert vs Sargent (BBC, 2007) about the war between two immigrants–Walter Sickert and John Singer Sargent–for the soul of British art.
  • Paradise Found (Channel 4, 2007) about Islamic architecture and Islamic art.
  • The Happy Dictator (Channel 4, 2007) about the former president of Turkmenistan.
  • Atlas: Japan Revealed (Discovery Channel, 2008). Series 3, Episode 2 in the Discovery Atlas series. (Januszczak served as executive producer only; not as an on-camera presenter or narrator.)
  • The Sculpture Diaries (Channel 4, 2008) about sculptural depictions of women and leaders, as well as earthworks and land art. (Three-episode series)
  • Baroque! – From St Peter's to St Paul's (BBC, 2009). An overview of the Baroque in many of its key locations. (Three-episode series)
  • Manet: the Man Who Invented Modern Art (BBC, 2009) about Édouard Manet and his influence on art.
  • Ugly Beauty (BBC, 2009) about contemporary art.
  • William Dobson The Lost Genius of British Art (BBC, 2011)
  • Art of the Night (BBC, 2011)
  • Impressionists Painting and Revolution (BBC 2011)
  • The Dark Ages: An Age of Light (BBC 2012)

Note: Only some of these films have had commercial DVD releases. Most of the remaining films have now become available directly from the ZCZ Films shop.

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