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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

Bacon's Arena (2009)

7.9/10
Director: Adam Low

Francis Bacon (1909-1992) is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest painters of the twentieth century and for the first time we have a film biogra... Read more

Frank Hurley: The Man Who Made History (2004)

6.5/10
Starring: Frank Hurley

Frank Hurley left behind a collection of striking and daring photographs. His most famous images are of Ernest Shackleton's legendary Antarctic expedi... Read more

Artists of the 20th Century: Henri Matisse (2004)

Born in 1869 in France, Henri Matisse is regarded as one of the most influential figures in 20th century art. An accomplished painter, sculptor and g... 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

Louise Bourgeois: The Spider, the Mistress and the Tangerine (2008)

6.9/10
Director: Marion Cajori, Amei Wallach
Starring: Louise Bourgeois

A film journey inside the life and imagination of an icon of modern art. As a screen presence, Louise Bourgeois is magnetic, mercurial and emotionally... Read more

Artists of the 20th Century: Wassily Kandinsky (2004)

Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky is generally regarded as an originator of abstract painting and one of the most important innovators in modern art,... Read more

Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (2012)

7.6/10
Director: Alison Klayman
Starring: Ai Weiwei

One of the most famous and successful artists in the world, Ai Weiwei has earned international acclaim as much for his provocative art work as for his... Read more

The Secret Life of Leonardo Da Vinci (2006)

7.3/10

An insightful and entertaining documentary that attempts to piece together the many aspects of Leonardo Da Vinci's life to provide a portrait of this... Read more

Beautiful Losers (2008)

7.1/10
Director: Aaron Rose

Follow a group of like-minded American artists who emerged from the underground in the early 1990s to have an enormous impact on the worlds of fashion... Read more

Edward Burtynsky: Manufactured Landscapes (2006)

Director: Jennifer Baichwal
Starring: Edward Burtynsky

From its stunning eight-minute opening tracking shot to the remarkable documentation of China's Three Gorges Dam, this is an impressive experience as... Read more