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Charming words: Raw Art. Is’t art by nature raw? André Breton discovered Augustin Lesage (1876-1954), which is understandable given the surrealists’ penchant for astounding encounters; those mixing the far-away and the humdrum, knowledge and ignorance, painful solitude and the hard-won freedom of body and mind. What with the mines, the mining country, the history of northern France, the unusual theme of clairvoyance, his gifts as a medium, and the very mystery of artistic creation, Augustin Lesage was the very example of the artist with a special destiny. It is not enough to look at his paintings to begin to understand; we must examine everything that made up the painter’s environment, the traditions, the beliefs, the new religions, a century which changed centuries. While this entire region is now called into question and the mines a thing of the past, we can draw a portrait that is part of the history of this region.

France - 2001 - 54 mn - DV Cam - Colour

Réalisation François Barat Scénario Annie Cohen, François Barat Image Isabelle Singer Son Marcel Rodriguez Montage Isabelle Singer Musique GOMM

Production Paris-Barcelone Films, 25, rue Saint Sébastien, 75011 Paris, France Tél : +33 (0)1 4314 9013 Fax : +33 (0)1 4314 6423 E-mail : pbfilms@free.fr Co-Production C9 TV, MIM Productions, OTI Lillenois

Ventes Paris-Barcelone Films, 25, rue Saint Sébastien, 75011 Paris, France Tél : +33 (0)1 4314 9013 Fax : +33 (0)1 4314 6423 E-mail : pbfilms@free.fr