Fisimatenten (2000)

Synopsis
An artist finds that leaving the creative life behind is more complicated than he expected in this comedy. Edward Schreiner (Tonio Arango) is a painter whose unusual ideas about art have prevented him from winning an audience for his work. Edward insists on destroying all of his work, convinced that this is the only true way to complete a canvas. While Edward's work has somehow won him a wealthy patron (Maximilian Schell), he becomes disillusioned with the world of art, and after a stint managing a gallery, he gives up and takes a job as a banker. However, just because Edward is finished with art doesn't mean that art is finished with Edward. Fisimatenten is the debut feature from Jochen Kuhn, who has a background in both fine art and animation. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide