Art and Artists on Film
The lives of the artists that continue to inspire are among those gathered together in this collection of art-related films and documentaries. The names of these artists alone instantly conjure images in the mind of their justifiably famous works. People like Rembrandt, Picasso, Van Gogh, Warhol, Pollock, Kahlo, Gauguin, Munch, Basquiat, Hockney, Caravaggio, Michelangelo, Bacon, Escher and more can all be found in the lists that follow.
A Short Film About John Bolton (2003)
6.6/10
Director: Neil Gaiman
A documentary film crew takes a look at the inspiration behind artist John Bolton's painting. Read more
Advanced Style (2014)
7.3/10
Director: Lina Plioplyte
Advanced Style has enough leopard-print fabric, oversized sunglasses, wide-brimmed hats, and chunky jewellery to sink Manhattan into the Hudson River.... Read more
Age of Consent (1969)
6.5/10
Director: Michael Powell
Starring: James Mason, Helen Mirren, Jack MacGowran
Set on a beautiful Great Barrier Reef island where a world weary artist (James Mason) seeks peace and meaning to his life. There he meets a nimble, yo... Read more
Age of Consent (Blu-ray) (1969)
6.4/10
Director: Michael Powell
Starring: James Mason, Helen Mirren, Jack MacGowran
Set on a beautiful Great Barrier Reef island where a world weary artist (James Mason) seeks peace and meaning to his life. There he meets a nimble, yo... Read more
An Exploration of the Contemporary Arts (2002)
Discover the world of fine arts with the people who made it happen! This wonderful offering features the work of Arata Isokai, Eui Kyu Kim, Ed Ruscha,... Read more
Andrei Rublev (1966)
8.2/10
Director: Andrei Tarkovsky
Starring: Anatoly Solonitsyn, Ivan Lapikov, Nikolai Grinko
Widely regarded as Tarkovsky's finest film 'Andrei Rublev' charts the life of the great icon painter through a turbulent period of 15th century Russia... Read more
Antonello And The Architect (2007)
Director: Tony Hiles
When we think of dreams, we think of what is to come, the unrealised. The act of building is that of making the dream a reality. William Toomath has... Read more
Artemisia (1997)
6.8/10
Director: Agnes Merlet
Starring: Michel Serrault, Valentina Cervi, Maurice Garrel
A powerful biographic study of a talented Italian woman artist, Artemisia Gentileshi, struggling against the narrow mindedness of Renaissance attitude... Read more
Artists of the 20th Century: Francis Bacon (2003)
Though he was initially inspired by Surrealism, Francis Bacon's work was frequently influenced by the imagery of the old masters, usually translated i... Read more
Artists of the 20th Century: Salvador Dali (2004)
Salvador Dali was not limited to one media; he worked in oils, watercolours, drawings, graphics, sculptures, and jewellery. He produced films, illustr... Read more