Paula Rego, Secrets & Stories is a feature documentary produced by Kismet Films for the BBC which was first broadcast at 9 pm on BBC2 Saturday 25 March 2017. It was released in Portuguese Cinemas on 6 April 2017 as "Paula Rego, Histórias & Segredos".
The documentary is an insight into the life and work of celebrated painter Paula Rego (1935 – 2022) directed by her son, the filmmaker Nick Willing. Notoriously private and guarded, Rego opens up for the first time, surprising her son with secrets and stories of her unique life battling fascism, a misogynistic art world, and depression.
Born in Portugal, Rego used her pictures as a weapon against dictatorship before settling in London where she continued to target women's issues such as abortion rights. Her paintings are a glimpse into an intimate world of personal tragedy, perverse fantasies, and awkward truths. Nick Willing combines a huge archive of home movies and family photographs with interviews spanning 60 years along with an in-depth study of Rego at work in her studio.
What emerges is a personal portrait of an artist whose legacy is graphically illustrated in pastel, charcoal, and oil paint.
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