Manet: The Man Who Invented Modern Art (2009): Cast

Manet, called the reluctant father of Impressionism, painted Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe, helping define modern art. The son of France’s top judge, he chose painting, embarrassing his family and sparking tensions. His life featured exotic affairs and a tragic death. He refused to exhibit with Monet, Renoir and others, keeping his aesthetic distance.

• WJ Waldemar Januszczak as Narrator
• JW Juliet Wilson-Bareau as themselves

Also known as

• Мане – отец современного искусства