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The Impressionists

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The Impressionists is a three-part factual docudrama from the BBC, which reconstructs the origins of the Impressionist art movement.

Apr 30, 20061 seasons3 episodesEndedEN

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Julian Glover

Claude Monet - older

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Richard Armitage

Claude Monet

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Sebastian Armesto

Art Critic

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Charlie Condou

Renoir

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Aden Gillett

Degas

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Andrew Havill

Manet

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Amanda Root

Alice Hoschede

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Michael Culver

Cezanne's father

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Paloma Faith

Renoir's Model

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James Lance

Bazille

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Crispin Bonham-Carter

Ambroise Vollard

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Anthony Calf

Emile Zola

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Seasons

Season 1

3 episodes

Premiered Apr 30, 2006

Episodes

1–3 of 3

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Ep 1

Episode 1

Apr 30, 2006

60m

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.

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Ep 2

Episode 2

May 7, 2006

60m

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.

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Ep 3

Episode 3

May 14, 2006

60m

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.