The Silence of Mark Rothko

Painter Mark Rothko is best known for imposing canvasses that eschew representation in favor of pure color and texture-using them to express fundamental human emotions. In THE SILENCE OF MARK ROTHKO, we visit Rothko's studio at 22 Bowery in New York, and go to Florence's Museo Di San Marco, where the monastic work of Renaissance painter Fra Angelico deeply influenced Rothko's mission to create environments and not just paintings. In The Hague, filmmaker Marjoleine Boonstra introduces us to curator Franz Kaiser of the Gemeentemuseum, as his team installs the works for the first major Rothko exhibit to be held in Holland in 40 years.THE SILENCE OF MARK ROTHKO lingers on paintings and locations - using architectural shots, interiors and streets capes, to link Rothko's paintings to the world he

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Domestic (100%)
$1,422
Summary Details
DistributorIcarus Films
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Opening$268
1 theaters
Release DateApr 21, 2016
Running Time52 min
GenresDocumentary
In Release255 days/36 weeks
Widest Release1 theater
DateDOW RankDaily %± YD %± LW TheatersAvgTo DateDay
Apr 21Thursday42$42--1$42$421
Apr 22Friday44$82+95.2%-1$82$1242
Apr 23Saturday44$144+75.6%-1$144$2683
Apr 30Saturday45$148-+2.8%1$148$41610
May 6Friday43$1,006--1$1,006$1,42216