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.
Homage to Chagall (1977)
7.2/10
Director: Harry Rasky
For over three-quarters of a century, Russian-born Marc Chagall set new standards for modern art with his colourful, heartfelt paintings, murals and s... Read more
Hotere (2001)
7.3/10
Director: Merata Mita
Starring: Ralph Hotere
"Hotere" is a documentary about a complex man who is Aotearoa New Zealand's greatest living artist. Ralph Hotere is intensely creative and wildly inno... Read more
I Shot Andy Warhol (1995)
6.6/10
Director: Mary Harron
Starring: Lili Taylor, Stephen Dorff, Jared Harris, Lothaire Bluteau, Martha Plimpton, Ann...
Lili Taylor is eerily convincing as Valerie Solanas, Factory fringe figure, founder and only member of SCUM (Society for Cutting up Men) and the woman... Read more
In the Footsteps of Tintin (2011)
A series of five documentary films, following Tintin... with a cameraman! The films are based on the theme 'dreams and reality'. How many people, youn... Read more
Kirk Douglas: Lust for Life / The Bad and the Beautiful / Young Man with a Horn / Before I Forget (1950)
7.1/10
Director: Jeff Kanew, Michael Curtiz, Vincente Minnelli
Starring: Anthony Quinn, Dick Powell, Doris Day, Gloria Grahame, Kirk Douglas, Lana Turner...
Kirk Douglas Box Set. 'Young Man with a Horn' (1950) - Trumpeteer Douglas' talent carries him from honky-tonks to posh supper clubs, but his search fo... Read more
Kusama: Infinity (2018)
7.1/10
Director: Heather Lenz
KUSAMA explores artist Yayoi Kusama's journey from a conservative upbringing in Japan to her brush with fame in America during the 1960s (where she ri... Read more
L'amour Fou (2010)
6.7/10
Director: Pierre Thoretton
After his departure from the House of Dior in 1960, designer Yves Saint Laurent founded his own incredibly successful company with partner Pierre Berg... Read more
La Belle Noiseuse (1991)
7.8/10
Director: Jacques Rivette
Starring: Emmanuelle Beart, Jane Birkin, Michel Piccoli
Aka 'The Beautiful Troublemaker'. The riveting story of the relationship between a once-famed artist and the young woman who inspires him to paint aft... Read more
Little Ashes (2008)
6.6/10
Director: Paul Morrison
Starring: Javier Beltran, Arly Jover, Marina Gatell, Matthew McNulty, Esther Nubiola, Robe...
In 1922, Madrid wavers on the edge of social change as traditional values are challenged by the new influences of Jazz, Freud and the avant-garde. The... Read more
Love is the Devil (1998)
6.4/10
Director: John Maybury
Starring: Daniel Craig, Derek Jacobi, Karl Johnson, Tilda Swinton, Anne Lambton
This biography of painter Francis Bacon focuses on his relationship with his lover, George Dyer (Daniel Craig), a former small time crook. Amazingly r... Read more