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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

The Cats of Mirikitani (2006)

8.3/10
Director: Linda Hattendorf
Starring: Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani

Eighty-year-old Jimmy Mirikitani survived the trauma of WWII internment camps, Hiroshima, and homelessness by creating art. But when 9/11 threatens hi... Read more

The Closet Tales of Australian Fashion (2006)

Tendrils of creativity creep into everyday life. Those who embrace their ingenuity and explore its marketability often end up walking a perilous path,... Read more

The Cool School: How LA Learned to Love Modern Art (2008)

7.1/10
Director: Morgan Neville
Starring: Dennis Hopper, Dean Stockwell, etc ..., Narrated by, Jeff Bridges

A fascinating look at the birth of Modern Art in Los Angeles in the 1950s; when most of the population thought it was either a joke or a communist plo... Read more

The Dark Ages: An Age of Light (2012)

7.7/10
Starring: Waldemar Januzczak

The Dark Ages have been misunderstood. History has identified the period following the fall of the Roman Empire with a descent into barbarism, a terri... Read more

The Fantastic World of M.C. Escher (1980)

6.3/10
Director: Michele Emmer

An interesting look at the art and theory behind the work of M.C. Escher (1898 - 1972). This documentary explores the imagination, inspiration and mat... Read more

The Films of Kenneth Anger: Volume 1 (1947)

Director: Kenneth Anger
Starring: Kenneth Anger, Gordon Gray, Andre Soubeyran

A pioneer of the American undeground film movement, Anger's films were largely rejected in his home country, finding more of a following across the At... Read more

The Great Museum (2014)

6.6/10
Director: Johannes Holzhausen

This enthralling, multi-layered portrait of the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna takes us on a privileged tour behind the scenes of one of the world... Read more

The Impressionists: The Other French Revolution (2001)

8.2/10
Director: Bruce Alfred

"The Impressionists" looks at the men who formed the core of the movement; Degas, Pisarro, Renoir and Monet. Despite their very disparate backgrounds... Read more

The Jeff Koons Show (2004)

6.1/10
Director: Alison Chernick

One of the modern art world's most polarising figures, Jeff Koons is an artistic anomaly: a shrewd businessman, he is remarkably dismissive about the... Read more

The Living Room: Series 3 (2006)

5.6/10
Director: Simon Baumfield, Mark Albiston, Nathan Morris, James Anderson, Makerita Urale
Starring: Steve Abel, Tusiata Avia, Rod Bridgeman, Ed Davis, Caitlin Devoy, Grenell Family...

From Sticky Pictures comes the award-winning third season of the show that showcases Aotearoa's creative culture. With inspirational and creative 'ho... Read more