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SummaryAltina Schinasi (1907 - 1999) was a paradox. Simultaneously seductive and reserved, her sheltered upbringing was in sharp contrast to the bold sexuality of her artwork, and she created a fashion sensation in the 1930s with her design for Harlequin eyeglasses. Altina is an affecting, provocative, and richly informative documentary about an America...

Directed By:Peter Sanders

Altina

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Metascore
Generally Favorable
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Sep 23, 2014
70
Variety
Altina makes for loose, exasperating but oddly endearing viewing.
Sep 11, 2014
70
The New York Times
In Peter Sanders’s sassy documentary Altina... there’s plenty of interesting ground to cover.
Sep 9, 2014
70
Village Voice
In this portrait, we are treated to an acquaintanceship with a woman in an almost constant search for a creative life, and that might be its most moving feature.
Sep 18, 2014
60
Los Angeles Times
The product is more pop vanity project — and one that's a bit late to the party — than onion-peeling dissection.

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Production Company:
  • Eight Twelve Productions
  • Victoria Sanders Film Partners
Release Date:Sep 12, 2014
Duration:2 h
Tagline:Who decreed that Art should just be something you nail up on a wall.

Awards

Toronto Jewish Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
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