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Journey into the Shadows: Portrait of Gwen John 1876-1939

0.0 0 mins TV Movie   Drama   1984
BBC  
Director(s): Anna Benson Gyles

Moving out from under the shadow of her artist brother Augustus John, Gwen John moved to Paris in 1903, working as an artist's model until becoming the mistress of famous sculptor Auguste Rodin. After Rodin's death, she concentrated on her work as an artist, rivalling her brother's reputation with her own expressive portraits.

Casts of Journey into the Shadows: Portrait of Gwen John 1876-1939

Anna Massey

as Gwen John

Leigh Lawson

as Augustus John

Victoria Fairbrother

as Ida Johns

Godfrey James

as Auguste Rodin

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