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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

Peter Beard: Scrapbooks from Africa and Beyond (1998)

Director: Guillaume Bonn, Jean-Claude Luyat
Starring: Narrated by, Charlotte Rampling

Narrated by Charlotte Rampling, this fascinating documentary explores the life and work of legendary adventure photographer Peter Beard, whose eccentr... Read more

Palettes: The Cezanne Revolution (2008)

8.7/10
Director: Alain Jaubert

The 'Palettes' series explores the techniques, history and controversies behind some of the world's finest paintings and the artists who created them.... Read more

The Private Life of a Masterpiece: Renaissance Masterpieces (2003)

8.7/10

Concentrating on four icons of Renaissance painting, this documentary series reveals how the works came to be created, how they influenced later artis... Read more

Journal de France (2012)

7.1/10
Director: Raymond Depardon, Claudine Nougaret
Starring: Raymond Depardon, Claudine Nougaret

Travelling alone, internationally acclaimed photographer and filmmaker Raymond Depardon spent six years capturing his home country with a large format... Read more

David Lynch: The Art Life (2016)

7.2/10
Director: Rick Barnes, Jon Nguyen, Olivia Neergaard-Holm
Starring: David Lynch

David Lynch takes us on an intimate journey through the formative years of his life. From his idyllic upbringing in small town America to the dark str... 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

Marti: The Passionate Eye (2004)

6.2/10
Director: Shirley Horrocks

Director Shirley Horrocks traces the dramatic personal story of Marti Friedlander, one of New Zealand's leading photographers, alongside the major soc... Read more

The Private Life of a Masterpiece: Impressionism and the Post-Impressionists (2003)

8.7/10

A lively dance, a vase of brilliant yellow flowers and an afternoon on the banks of the Seine provide the inspiration for these three masterpieces fro... Read more

Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child (2010)

7.9/10
Director: Tamra Davis
Starring: Jean-Michel Basquiat

In his short career, Jean-Michael Basquiat was a phenomenon. He became notorious for his graffiti art under the moniker Samo in the late 1970s on the... Read more

Comic Book Confidential (1988)

7.1/10
Director: Ron Mann
Starring: Lynda Barry, Charles Burns, Robert Crumb, Stan Lee

A spirited introduction to the wider spectrum of American Comics intercut with hysterical archive footage. Congression hearings, lurid anti-comic prop... Read more