Sex and Sensibility: The Allure of Art Nouveau

Sex.and.Sensibility.The.Allure.of.Art.Nouveau.S01E01.Paris.HDTV.x264-UNDERBELLY[TGx]

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SERIES INFO

Genre: Documentary

Stars: -

Series Plot: Series which looks at how the Art Nouveau movement flourished in the burgeoning cities of Europe at the end of the 19th century. Stephen Smith is our guide to the ‘new’ or ‘youth’ art that swept through Europe at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries.



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EPISODE INFO

Title: Paris

Airdate: 2012-03-22

Episode plot: The delicious objects of Parisian Art Nouveau are explored by cultural correspondent Stephen Smith. Uncovering how the luscious decorative style first erupted into the cityscape, Stephen delves into the city's Bohemian past to learn how some of the 19th century's most glamorous and controversial figures inspired this extraordinary movement.

Revealing the story behind Alphonse Mucha's sensual posters of actress Sarah Bernhardt, looking at the exquisite jewellery designer Renee Lalique and visiting iconic art nouveau locations such the famous Maxim's restaurant, the programme builds a picture of fin-de-siecle Paris.

But Smith also reveals that the style is more than just veneer deep. Looking further into the work of glass maker Emile Galle and architect Hector Guimard, he sees how some of art nouveau's stars risked their reputation to give meaning and purpose to work they thought could affect social change.



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