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.
Lust For Life (1956)
7.4/10
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Starring: Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn, James Donald
A brilliant adaptation of Irving Stone's biography of artist Vincent Van Gogh, vividly portraying his anguished life, with Kirk Douglas offering one o... Read more
Marina Abramovic In Brazil: The Space In Between (2016)
7.3/10
Director: Marco Del Fiol
Starring: Marina Abramovic
Marina Abramovic travels through Brazil, in search of personal healing and artistic inspiration, experiencing sacred rituals and revealing, for the fi... Read more
McQueen (2018)
8.2/10
Director: Ian Bonhote, Peter Ettedgui
A personal look at the extraordinary life, career and artistry of Alexander McQueen. Through exclusive interviews with his closest friends and family,... Read more
Modigliani (2003)
7.4/10
Director: Mick Davis
Starring: Andy Garcia, Elsa Zylberstein, Hippolyte Girardot, Omid Djalili, Eva Herzigova
Amedeo Modigliani was a gifted artist and contemporary rival of Picasso's in Bohemian 1910s Paris. Andy Garcia plays the Jewish Italian immigrant as... Read more
Moulin Rouge (1952)
7.2/10
Director: John Huston
Starring: Jose Ferrer, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Suzanne Flon
A rich, colourful film based on the life of Toulouse Lautrec, the 19th century Parisian artist whose growth was stunted by a childhood accident. An ex... Read more
Mr Turner (2014)
6.8/10
Director: Mike Leigh
Starring: Timothy Spall, Dorothy Atkinson, Marion Bailey, Paul Jesson, Lesley Manville, Ma...
A look at the last quarter century of the great British painter J. M. W. Turner. Profoundly affected by the death of his esteemed father, loved by his... Read more
Mr Turner ( Blu-ray ) (2014)
6.8/10
Director: Mike Leigh
Starring: Timothy Spall, Dorothy Atkinson, Marion Bailey, Paul Jesson, Lesley Manville, Ma...
A look at the last quarter century of the great British painter J. M. W. Turner. Profoundly affected by the death of his esteemed father, loved by his... Read more
My Kid Could Paint That (2007)
7.2/10
Director: Amir Bar-Lev
In this thought-provoking documentary, director Amir Bar-Lev tracks the overnight celebrity of Marla Olmstead, a toddler who creates gallery-worthy pa... Read more
Naked States (2000)
6.3/10
Director: Arlene Donnelly
Starring: Spencer Tunick
'Naked States' is a humorous and provocative examination of one artist's dynamic work and its relevance within the cultural biography of America, docu... Read more
Naked World (2006)
5.9/10
Director: Arleen Donnelly Nelson
Being nude in public can be exhilarating, profound, hysterical or just plain awkward. In this follow-up to 'Naked States', director Arlene Donnelly Ne... Read more