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
Vincent: The Life and Death of Vincent Van Gogh (Copy) (1987)
7.7/10
Director: Paul Cox
Starring: John Hurt
This film reinforces director Paul Cox's status as a great, driven artist, as he explores the life of another great artist. He visualises the trees, f... Read more
Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman (2008)
7.4/10
Director: Eric Bricker
Starring: Narrated by, Dustin Hoffman
Dustin Hoffman narrates this enthralling documentary exploring the monumental career of 98-year-old architectural photographer Julius Shulman. A pivot... Read more
Vivienne Westwood (2019)
Director: Gillian Greenwood
Starring: Malcolm McLaren, Vivienne Westwood
Vivienne Westwood created outfits that shocked the world and many of her creations are exhibited in museums around the globe today. In the 1970s this... Read more
Waste Land (2010)
7.9/10
Director: Lucy Walker
This uplifting documentary follows the lives of "catadores," or pickers who live in poverty and scavenge through the world's largest garbage dump, out... Read more
Water Lilies of Monet - The Magic of Water and Light (2018)
7.4/10
Director: Giovanni Troilo
Starring: Elisa Lasowski
A journey through the masterpieces and obsessions of the Genius of the Impressionism. With the invaluable contribution of Ross King, author of the bes... Read more
Wheel Of Time (2003)
7.2/10
Director: Werner Herzog
Starring: H H Dalai Lama
Legendary German filmmaker Werner Herzog's mesmerising documentary is a beautifully photographed look at the largest Buddhist ritual in Bodh Gaya, Ind... Read more
Who Gets To Call It Art? (2006)
6.9/10
Director: Peter Rosen
What a scene, man! Take a trippy tour through the art world of the 1960s, as seen through the eyes of New York City's Henry Geldzahler. The Metropolit... Read more
Who the #$&% is Jackson Pollock? (2006)
7.1/10
Director: Harry Moses
When salty long-haul trucker Teri Horton bought a $5 painting at a thrift store to cheer up a friend, she thought it looked more like a traffic accide... Read more
Winter at Westbeth (2015)
8/10
Director: Rohan Spong
Filmed across one extraordinary year in New York City's Westbeth Artists Housing, video artist Edith Stephen (95) hopes to complete an experimental fi... Read more
Yellow is Forbidden (2018)
Director: Pietra Brettkelly
Starring: Guo Pei
Chinese dressmaker Guo Pei dreams of her work being recognized as haute couture. Read more