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Art On Film

Alice's selection of Art on Film houses an ecletic collection of artists from cartoon maverick Robert Crumb to local genius Ralph Hotere. Classical greats like da Vinci and the French Masters sit next to Picasso and Hockney. Illustration: Bill Hammond's 'Placemakers' 1996

Pina (2011)

7.7/10
Director: Wim Wenders

Wim Wenders pays tribute to the work of brilliant avant-garde German choreographer Pina Bausch. When Bausch tragically died of cancer two days before... Read more

Pina ( Blu-ray ) (2011)

7.7/10
Director: Wim Wenders
Starring: Pina Bausch

Wim Wenders pays tribute to the work of brilliant avant-garde German choreographer Pina Bausch. When Bausch tragically died of cancer two days before... Read more

Pleasures and Dangers (1991)

Director: Shirley Horrocks

Profiling six contemporary female artists, internationally successful in their fields of painting, photography, filmmaking and sculpture, this documen... Read more

Pulp Fiction Art: Cheap Thrills and Painted Nightmares (2006)

8/10
Director: Jam Ald

Now relegated to a cultural curiousity or easily-mocked advertising tool, pulp fiction art was a potent and revelatory flash-in-the-pan in Depression-... Read more

Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer (2013)

7/10
Director: Mike Lerner, Maxim Pozdorovkin
Starring: Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Mariya Alyokhina, Ekaterina Samutsevich

Three young women face seven years in a Russian prison for a satirical performance in a Moscow cathedral. But who is really on trial in a case that ha... Read more

Rash (2005)

7.8/10
Director: Nicholas Hansen

Director Nicholas Hansen offers a rare insight into the world of 'street art' with his exploration of the cultural values of unsanctioned public art,... Read more

Reset (2017)

5.2/10
Director: Thierry Demaizière, Alban Teurlai

Stunningly gorgeous and delicate in both subject and treatment, Reset depicts renowned choreographer and dancer Benjamin Millepied (best known for cho... Read more

Rivers and Tides: Andy Goldsworthy - Working with Time (2001)

8.1/10
Director: Thomas Riedelsheimer
Starring: Andy Goldsworthy

In the timeless tradition of "Travelling Birds" and "Koyaanisqatsi", "Rivers and Tides" depicts the magical relationship between art and nature while... Read more

Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn (2009)

7.7/10
Director: Josh Whiteman
Starring: Anton Corbijn

Internationally renowned artist and filmmaker Anton Corbijn has created some of his generation's seminal rock images. Photographing musicians as diver... Read more

Simon Schama's Power of Art (2006)

8.6/10
Starring: Simon Schama

The polite, chin-stroking world of art is laid asunder by 'A History Of Britain' writer Simon Schama's uniquely passionate view. Best known for his of... Read more