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.
Duran Duran: Unstaged (2011)
6.7/10
Director: David Lynch
Starring: Duran Duran
Acclaimed director David Lynch gears up to direct a live online concert with legendary pop icons Duran Duran. Originally streamed live as a part of UN... Read more
Edvard Munch (1976)
8.4/10
Director: Peter Watkins
Starring: Geir Westby, Gro Fraas, Eli Ryg
This biographical dramatisation of Norway's most famous artist reveals the tumultuous events of his life as recorded in Munch's own memoirs. With stuf... Read more
Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010)
8/10
Director: Banksy
Starring: Thierry Guetta, Banksy
This is the inside story of Street Art - a brutal and revealing account of what happens when fame, money and vandalism collide. A riveting documentary... Read more
Faces Places (Visages villages) (2017)
7.9/10
Director: Agnes Varda, JR
Starring: Agnes Varda, JR
Agnes Varda, one of the leading lights of France's honored French New Wave cinema era, and professional photographer and muralist, J.R., partake on a... Read more
Francofonia (2015)
6.6/10
Director: Alexander Sokurov
Aleksandr Sokurov, best known for Russian Ark, his historical fantasia shot in the galleries of the Hermitage, moves his cameras now to the Louvre. Pr... Read more
Frida (2002)
7.4/10
Director: Julie Taymor
Starring: Salma Hayek, Alfred Molina, Ashley Judd, Antonio Banderas, Edward Norton, Geoffr...
The tumultuous life of legendary Mexican painter Frida Kahlo is vividly brought to the screen by director Julie Taymor ("Titus") and producer/star Sal... Read more
Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003)
6.9/10
Director: Peter Webber
Starring: Colin Firth, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Wilkinson, Judy Parfitt, Cillian Murphy
Set in 17th century Holland, this evocative drama of forbidden love and erotic tension stars Scarlett Johansson as Griet, an innocent young woman sent... Read more
Goya's Ghosts (2006)
6.9/10
Director: Milos Forman
Starring: Javier Bardem, Natalie Portman, Stellan Skarsgard, Randy Quaid, Michael Lonsdale...
Milos Forman ("Amadeus") directs this lavish epic drama set against the backdrop of the Spanish Inquisition, where a devoted priest (Javier Bardem) in... Read more
Have You Seen the Listers? (2017)
Director: Eddie Martin
A candid and personal insight into the rise of world-renowned street artist Anthony Lister as he challenges conservative Australia, whilst battling hi... Read more
Hitler versus Picasso And The Others (2018)
Starring: Toni Servillo
An extraordinary report on how Hitler looted 'the great beauty' of Europe: the art that was the expression of its culture. Read more