Artist painters watchlist
by saranannabuch | created - 30 Jul 2014 | updated - 05 Aug 2014 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. A Harlot's Progress (2006 TV Movie)
120 min | Biography, Drama, History
Drama looking at artist William Hogarth and his relationship with the prostitute that inspired his most famous piece.
Director: Justin Hardy | Stars: Toby Jones, Zoë Tapper, Sophie Thompson, Richard Wilson
Votes: 344
2. A Marriage: Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz (1991 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
A drama exploring Thee stormy relationship between two fiercely independent artists: Georgia O'Keefe who needs the serene simplicity of New Mexico to paint and photographer Alfred Stieglitz... See full summary »
Director: Edwin Sherin | Stars: Jane Alexander, Michael Allison, Rachel Aviva, Vernel Bagneris
Votes: 37
3. A Season of Giants (1990– )
Biography, Drama, History
At the turn of the sixteenth century, Michelangelo (Mark Frankel), Raphael (Andrea Prodan), and Leonardo Da Vinci (John Glover) create their masterpieces, while dealing with religious prosecution, political turmoil, and the discovery of America.
Stars: F. Murray Abraham, Steven Berkoff, Juliette Caton, Vernon Dobtcheff
Votes: 108
4. Alberto Giacometti - Die Augen am Horizont (2001)
58 min | Documentary
A journey through the life's work of Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966)
Director: Heinz Bütler | Stars: Balthus, Ernst Beyeler, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Jean Clair
Votes: 9
5. Alfons Mucha - Visionär im Jugendstil (2004 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary
"Alfons Mucha - Visionär im Jugendstil" pictures the astonishing development from Mucha's famous poster designs to his artistic masterpiece - the monumental paintings of "The Slav Epic".
Director: Susanna Boehm | Star: Dulcie Smart
Votes: 25
6. Andy Warhol (1987)
76 min | Documentary, Biography
The first major profile of the American Pop Art cult leader after his death in 1987 covers the whole of his life and work through interviews, clips from his films, and conversations with ... See full summary »
Directors: Kim Evans, Lana Jokel | Stars: Andy Warhol, Paul Morrissey, Viva, John Giorno
Votes: 129
7. Andy Warhol (1972)
53 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Known for his Pop imagery, avant-garde films, and enigmatic muses, Andy Warhol was a vital figure in the New York City art scene. Making a name for himself throughout the 1960's with his ... See full summary »
Director: Lana Jokel | Stars: Mario Amaya, Brigid Berlin, David Bourdon, Jackie Curtis
Votes: 17
8. Annigoni: Portrait of an Artist (1995)
94 min | Documentary
The first and only film to tell the story of Annigoni. From his artistic birth in Florence, to the height of his fame and fortune Annigoni pursued his own path, standing alone against the forces of modernism in art.
Director: Stephen Peter Smith | Stars: Renato Cortesi, Angelo Alberi, Michael John Angel, Benedetto Annigoni
Votes: 18
9. Artemisia (1997)
R | 98 min | Biography, Drama, History
Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1653) was one of the first well-known female painters. The movie tells the story of her youth, when she was guided and protected by her father, the painter ... See full summary »
Director: Agnès Merlet | Stars: Valentina Cervi, Michel Serrault, Predrag 'Miki' Manojlovic, Luca Zingaretti
Votes: 2,206 | Gross: $0.38M
10.
Store danskere (2003– )
Episode:
Asger Jorn
(2004)
Documentary, Biography, History
Director: Niels Birkemose | Star: Asger Jorn
11. August Strindberg: Ett liv (1985)
383 min | Biography, Drama
In this six part series August Strindberg is portrayed as a misogynous, selfish and racial. And he loses everything, for the sake of the art.
Stars: Thommy Berggren, Stina Ekblad, Tomas Bolme, Göran Stangertz
Votes: 59
12. Basquiat (1996)
R | 107 min | Biography, Drama
The brief life of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world renowned New York street artist struggling with fame, drugs and his identity.
Director: Julian Schnabel | Stars: Jeffrey Wright, Michael Wincott, Benicio Del Toro, Claire Forlani
Votes: 22,089 | Gross: $2.96M
13. Bettler und Engel: Leben und Werk Ernst Barlachs (1953 TV Movie)
Drama
Director: Hans-Waldemar Bublitz | Stars: Hugo Kalthoff, Siegmar Schneider, Herbert Wilk
14. Camille Claudel (1988)
R | 175 min | Biography, Drama, History
Camille Claude impresses already-famous sculptor Auguste Rodin. He hires her as an assistant, but soon Camille begins to sculpt for herself and she also becomes his mistress. But after a while, she would like to get out of his shadow.
Director: Bruno Nuytten | Stars: Isabelle Adjani, Gérard Depardieu, Madeleine Robinson, Laurent Grévill
Votes: 7,396 | Gross: $0.20M
15. Caravaggio (1986)
93 min | Biography, Drama, History
A retelling of the life of the celebrated 17th-century painter through his brilliant, nearly blasphemous paintings and his flirtations with the underworld.
Director: Derek Jarman | Stars: Noam Almaz, Dexter Fletcher, Nigel Terry, Sean Bean
Votes: 7,024 | Gross: $0.00M
16. Caravaggio (2007 TV Movie)
180 min | Biography, History
The tumultuous and adventurous life of Michelangelo Merisi, controversial artist, called by Fate to become the immortal Caravaggio. A violent genius that will dare to defy the ideal vision ... See full summary »
Director: Angelo Longoni | Stars: Alessio Boni, Elena Sofia Ricci, Jordi Mollà, Paolo Briguglia
Votes: 391
17. Chagall (1963)
25 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Chagall is a 1963 short documentary film directed by Lauro Venturi which focuses on the work of artist Marc Chagall.
Director: Lauro Venturi | Stars: Marc Chagall, Claude Dauphin, Vincent Price
Votes: 60
18. Chagall (1985)
52 min | Documentary
The film follows Marc Chagall's life through the eyes of an English artist, beginning in the Parisian artistic colony "La Ruche" and taking us on a journey into the magical world of Chagall.
Director: Kim Evans | Stars: Saul Greenberg, Joe Melia
Votes: 18
20. Cézanne - Conversation with Joachim Gasquet (1990)
52 min | Documentary
An exchange of memories spanning over 250 years interweaves everything from the philosophy of Empedocles to excerpts from Madame Bovary, to extant paintings by Cézanne, to the buildings of the artists' village at Mont Sainte-Victoire.
Directors: Danièle Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub | Stars: Danièle Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub
Votes: 123
21. Da Vinci's Demons (2013–2015)
TV-MA | 60 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
Follows Leonardo Da Vinci during his early days in Florence, as a young artist, inventor and dreamer, trying to change the future.
Stars: Tom Riley, Gregg Chilingirian, Eros Vlahos, Laura Haddock
Votes: 79,208
22. Dalí (1991)
106 min | Biography, Drama
Biography of famed artist Salvador Dali, focusing mainly on his relationship with girlfriend Gala and the time they spent in New York City in 1940 and his early days in Spain collaborating with filmmaker Luis Bunuel.
Director: Antoni Ribas | Stars: Lorenzo Quinn, Sarah Douglas, Michael Catlin, Katherine Wallach
Votes: 143
23. David Hockney: Double Portrait (2003 TV Movie)
49 min | Documentary
The film charts David Hockney's return to the theme of the double portrait, using interviews with his family and closest friends to explore the personal and private nature of his art. It ... See full summary »
Director: Bruno Wollheim
24. David Hockney: Secret Knowledge (2002 TV Movie)
72 min | Documentary
Artist David Hockney discusses his theory that artists were secretly using optical devices such as mirrors and lenses in creating their work as early as the 15th century. Examples from ... See full summary »
Director: Randall Wright | Stars: David Hockney, Michael Bova
Votes: 119
25.
Without Walls (1990–1996)
Episode:
Degas and Pissarro Fall Out
(1994)
30 min | Documentary, Biography
Director: Paul Morrison | Stars: Michael Pennington, Henry Goodman, Louise Jameson, Peter Wingfield
Votes: 11
26. Degas and the Dancer (1998 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 56 min | Drama, Family, Music
Searching for inspiration, impressionist Edgar Degas hires a struggling young ballerina to pose for him. However, their critical attitudes and equally stubborn opinions push both towards greater heights. Based on actual events.
Director: David Devine | Stars: Thomas Jay Ryan, Alison Pill, Kathryn Long, Robin Duke
Votes: 97
27. Der Mann, der durchs Feuer ging: Alberto Giacometti, ein Leben (2001 TV Movie)
Documentary
Director: Gero von Boehm | Stars: Bruno Ganz, Gerd Grasse, Hannelore Minkus, Gerhard Paul
28. Desperate Romantics (2009)
Drama
Period drama set in London about the rise of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.
Stars: Samuel Barnett, Sam Crane, Josie Farmiloe, Tom Hollander
Votes: 2,024
29.
Biography (1987– )
Episode:
Diego Rivera
(2005)
TV-14 | 50 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Votes: 91
30. Edvard Munch (1974 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 210 min | Biography, Drama, History
This biopic of Norwegian Expressionist painter Edvard Munch focuses on the influences that shaped his art, his devastating affair with a married woman that will haunt him for the rest of his life
Director: Peter Watkins | Stars: Geir Westby, Gro Fraas, Kerstii Allum, Eric Allum
Votes: 3,381 | Gross: $0.04M
31. Egon Schiele (1980 TV Movie)
Biography
Biographical TV movie about controversial Austrian artist Egon Schiele.
Director: John Goldschmidt | Stars: Felix Mitterer, Karoline Zeisler, Jeanette Hirschberger, Robert Dietl
Votes: 34
32. Egon Schiele: Excess and Punishment (1980)
95 min | Biography, Drama
The life of cursed painter Egon Shiele, specialized in nudes, and on his late conflicting love for two women.
Director: Herbert Vesely | Stars: Mathieu Carrière, Jane Birkin, Christine Kaufmann, Kristina van Eyck
Votes: 464
33. El Greco (2007)
119 min | Biography, Drama
The story of the uncompromising artist and fighter for freedom, Domenicos Theotokopoulos, known to the world as "El Greco".
Director: Yannis Smaragdis | Stars: Nick Clark Windo, Juan Diego Botto, Laia Marull, Lakis Lazopoulos
Votes: 4,947
34. El Greco (1966)
Approved | 95 min | Biography, Drama
16th-century Spain, the famed Greek painter El Greco journeys to Toledo to paint an altarpiece. Trouble ensues when he falls in love with a beautiful local girl.
Director: Luciano Salce | Stars: Mel Ferrer, Rosanna Schiaffino, Adolfo Celi, Mario Feliciani
Votes: 199
35. El mural (2010)
110 min | Biography, Drama
While in Argentina, renowned Mexican muralist David Siqueiros paints the mural "Ejercicio plástico" at the country home of newspaper owner Natalio Botana. Set in the 1930's, this lovely ... See full summary »
Director: Héctor Olivera | Stars: Luis Machín, Carla Peterson, Ana Celentano, Bruno Bichir
Votes: 197
36. Ernst Ludwig Kirchner - Zeichnen bis zur Raserei (2000)
86 min | Documentary, Biography
Biographic documentary on the German artist.
Director: Michael Trabitzsch | Star: Ernest Ludwig Kirchner
Votes: 10
37. Francis Bacon (1988)
55 min | Documentary
Director: David Hinton | Stars: Francis Bacon, Melvyn Bragg
Votes: 101
38. Francis Bacon and the Brutality of Fact (1985)
58 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Pairing his collection of figurative paintings with an astute conversation surrounding mortality and humanity, "Francis Bacon and the Brutality of Fact" offers personal insight into the ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Blackwood | Stars: Francis Bacon, John Deakin, David Sylvester
Votes: 34
39. Frida (2002)
R | 123 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A biography of artist Frida Kahlo, who channeled the pain of a crippling injury and her tempestuous marriage into her work.
Director: Julie Taymor | Stars: Salma Hayek, Alfred Molina, Geoffrey Rush, Mía Maestro
Votes: 95,353 | Gross: $25.89M
40. Gauguin the Savage (1980 TV Movie)
125 min | Biography, Drama
Based on the turbulent life of the temperamental French painter, Paul Gauguin, and his compulsive search for creative freedom which caused him to abandon his wife and five children in Paris for a life of contentement in Tahiti.
Director: Fielder Cook | Stars: David Carradine, Lynn Redgrave, Barrie Houghton, Flora Robson
Votes: 104
41. Georgia O'Keeffe (2009 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 89 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
Biopic of American artist Georgia O'Keeffe and her husband, photographer Alfred Stieglitz.
Director: Bob Balaban | Stars: Joan Allen, Jeremy Irons, Ed Begley Jr., Kathleen Chalfant
Votes: 965
42. Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003)
PG-13 | 100 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A young peasant maid working in the house of painter Johannes Vermeer becomes his talented assistant and the model for one of his most famous works.
Director: Peter Webber | Stars: Scarlett Johansson, Colin Firth, Tom Wilkinson, Judy Parfitt
Votes: 82,682 | Gross: $11.63M
43. Goya in Bordeaux (1999)
R | 100 min | Biography, Drama, War
Francisco Goya (1746-1828), deaf and ill, lives the last years of his life in voluntary exile in Bordeaux, a Liberal protesting the oppressive rule of Ferdinand VII. He's living with his ... See full summary »
Director: Carlos Saura | Stars: Francisco Rabal, Jose Coronado, Dafne Fernández, Eulàlia Ramon
Votes: 2,307 | Gross: $0.72M
44. Goya's Ghosts (2006)
R | 113 min | Biography, Drama, History
Painter Francisco Goya faces a scandal involving his muse, who is labeled a heretic by a monk.
Director: Milos Forman | Stars: Javier Bardem, Natalie Portman, Stellan Skarsgård, Randy Quaid
Votes: 31,955 | Gross: $1.00M
45. Great Women Artists: Frida Kahlo (2000 Video)
45 min | Documentary
Frida Kahlo began to paint in 1925 while recovering from a streetcar accident that left her permanently disabled. Many of her 200 paintings directly relate to her experiences with physical ... See full summary »
Director: Dominique Mougenot
Votes: 13
46. Great Women Artists: Georgia O'Keeffe (2000 Video)
45 min | Documentary
Georgia O'Keeffe was an American abstract painter, famous for the purity and lucidity of her still-life compositions. O'Keeffe moved to New Mexico in 1949, and is best known for her large ... See full summary »
Director: Dominique Mougenot
Votes: 17
47. Great Women Artists: Mary Cassatt (2000 Video)
45 min | Documentary
Children and naturalism are the hallmarks of Mary Cassatt's work during the 1880's and 1890's. She absorbed from her Impressionist colleagues Caillebotte, Degas, and Renoir, as well as her ... See full summary »
Director: Dominique Mougenot
48.
Store danskere (2003– )
Episode:
Hans Scherfig
(2011)
Documentary, Biography, History
Director: Lisbeth Jessen | Stars: Arne Hardis, Barbara Scherfig, Hans Scherfig, Martin Scherfig
49. Heerup hugger og maler (1957)
16 min | Documentary, Short
Henry Heerup carves and paints in his garden in Vanløse.
Star: Henry Heerup
50.
Pioneers of Modern Painting (1971– )
Episode:
Henri Rousseau 1844-1910
(1971)
45 min | Family
Director: Colin Clark | Stars: Kenneth Clark, Henri Rousseau
51. Hokusai (1953)
23 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
A documentary about the life and art of wood-block artist Katsushika Hokusai.
Director: Hiroshi Teshigahara | Star: Yoshi Katô
Votes: 373
52. Homage to Chagall: The Colours of Love (1977)
88 min | Documentary
Director: Harry Rasky | Stars: Jean Gascon, James Mason, Joseph Wiseman
Votes: 52
53. Hopper's Silence (1981)
Not Rated | 46 min | Documentary, Biography
Director: Brian O'Doherty | Stars: John Clancy, Lloyd Goodrich, Helen Hayes, Edward Hopper
54. James Castle: Portrait of an Artist (2008)
Not Rated | 53 min | Documentary
A Documentary on James Castle that reveals the artist's life and creative process, as told by family members, art historians, curators, artists, collectors, and members of the deaf ... See full summary »
Director: Jeffrey Wolf | Stars: Rosalie Sorrels, Robert Storr, Terry Winters, John Yau
Votes: 26
55.
American Masters (1985– )
Episode:
Jasper Johns: Ideas in Paint
(1989)
TV-14 | Documentary, Biography, History
In the late 1950's, Jasper Johns emerged as force in the American art scene. His richly worked paintings of maps, flags, and targets led the artistic community away from Abstract Expressionism toward a new emphasis on the concrete.
Director: Rick Tejada-Flores | Stars: John Cage, Merce Cunningham, Jasper Johns
Votes: 83
56. Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child (2010)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary
Director Tamra Davis pays homage to her friend in this definitive documentary but also delves into Basquiat as an iconoclast. His dense, bebop-influenced neoexpressionist work emerged while... See full summary »
Director: Tamra Davis | Stars: Jean Michel Basquiat, Julian Schnabel, Larry Gagosian, Bruno Bischofberger
Votes: 2,485 | Gross: $0.26M
58. Klimt (2006)
Not Rated | 131 min | Biography, Drama
A portrait of Austrian artist Gustav Klimt, whose lavish, sexual paintings came to symbolize the art nouveau style of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.
Director: Raúl Ruiz | Stars: John Malkovich, Veronica Ferres, Stephen Dillane, Saffron Burrows
Votes: 3,260
59. Krøyers yderste nat (2014 TV Movie)
Director: Jakob Schjødt | Stars: Kenneth M. Christensen, Preben Kristensen, Maibritt Saerens
60. Käthe Kollwitz (1986)
96 min | Biography, Drama, History
Kathe Kollwitz was 47 years old, and already a well established artist in Germany and abroad when Peter, her youngest son, volunteered to join the German army in WWI and was killed two ... See full summary »
Director: Ralf Kirsten | Stars: Carmen-Maja Antoni, Gerd Baltus, Gabriele Barth, Detlef Bierstedt
Votes: 23
61. La paleta de Velázquez (1962)
15 min | Documentary, Short
Short documentary based on an study made by Aureliano de Beruete y Moret about the painter Diego de Silva Velázquez
Director: Manuel Hernández Sanjuán | Star: Rafael de Penagos
62. Lautrec (1998)
125 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
Life, passion, love...all these were part of Toulouse-Lautrec's art. His artistic development among the masters of the postimpressionism.
Director: Roger Planchon | Stars: Régis Royer, Elsa Zylberstein, Anémone, Claude Rich
Votes: 699
63. The Mystery of Picasso (1956)
PG | 78 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A filmed record of Pablo Picasso painting numerous canvases for the camera, allowing us to see his creative process at work.
Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot | Stars: Pablo Picasso, Henri-Georges Clouzot, Claude Renoir
Votes: 2,701 | Gross: $0.27M
64. Leestemaker: Portrait of an Artist (2003)
30 min | Documentary, Short
Portrait of Luc Leestmaker, what it takes to be a successful working artist in the 21st century.
Director: Terence Gross | Stars: Luc Leestemaker, Maria-Elena Laas, Etan Boritzer
Votes: 19
65. Leonardo (2003)
180 min | Documentary, History
An exploration of the life of Leonardo da Vinci.
Stars: Mark Rylance, Che Cartwright, Sherwin Nuland, Evelyn Welch
Votes: 176
66. Leonardo: A Dream of Flight (1996 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 48 min | Biography, Drama, Family
Leonardo da Vinci finds it difficult to pursue his own dreams while serving as the Duke's court artist, but young Roberto takes risk to convince the master not to give up on his dreams.
Director: Allan King | Stars: Brent Carver, David Felton, Cedric Smith, Tom Melissis
Votes: 26
67. Les silences de Manet (1989)
56 min | Documentary, Biography
A profile of French painter Edouard Manet (1832-1883).
Director: Didier Baussy
68. Little Ashes (2008)
R | 112 min | Biography, Drama, History
About the young life and loves of artist Salvador Dalí, filmmaker Luis Buñuel and writer Federico García Lorca.
Director: Paul Morrison | Stars: Robert Pattinson, Javier Beltrán, Matthew McNulty, Marina Gatell
Votes: 9,625 | Gross: $0.48M
69. Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (1998)
Unrated | 87 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
Biography of British painter Francis Bacon focuses on his relationship with his lover, George Dyer, a former small time crook.
Director: John Maybury | Stars: Derek Jacobi, Daniel Craig, Tilda Swinton, Anne Lambton
Votes: 3,996 | Gross: $0.34M
70. Lucian Freud: Portraits (2004 TV Movie)
66 min | Documentary, Biography
A portrait of portrait painter Lucian Freud as told by the people he paints.
Director: Jake Auerbach | Stars: Nicola Bowery, Isobel Boyt, Rose Boyt, Susie Boyt
Votes: 27
71. Lust for Life (1956)
Approved | 122 min | Biography, Drama
The life of brilliant but tortured artist Vincent van Gogh.
Directors: Vincente Minnelli, George Cukor | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn, James Donald, Pamela Brown
Votes: 12,511 | Gross: $3.48M
72. Magritte (1978)
50 min | Documentary
Documentary about the Belgian surrealist artist who died in 1967.
Director: Adrian Maben | Star: René Magritte
Votes: 71
73. Marie Krøyer (2012)
102 min | Biography, Drama
The story of the marriage between the painters Marie and P.S. Krøyer.
Director: Bille August | Stars: Birgitte Hjort Sørensen, Søren Sætter-Lassen, Sverrir Gudnason, Lene Maria Christensen
Votes: 1,436
74. Mary Cassatt: An American Impressionist (1999 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 56 min | Drama, Family
Cassatt's Parisian solitude is disrupted by the unexpected arrival of her brother's three kids, but she soon finds herself inspired and uses the children as models.
Director: Richard Mozer | Stars: Amy Brenneman, Charlotte Sullivan, Emma Taylor-Isherwood, Jonathan Koensgen
Votes: 119
75. Michael Palin & the Mystery of Hammershøi (2005 TV Movie)
59 min | Documentary
In 2005, Michael Palin set out to unlock the mysteries and find out about the background and life of Danish painter Vilhelm Hammershøi. Hammershøi painted around the start of the 20th ... See full summary »
Director: Eleanor Yule | Star: Michael Palin
Votes: 53
76. Modigliani (2004)
R | 128 min | Biography, Drama
The story of Amedeo Modigliani's bitter rivalry with Pablo Picasso, and his tragic romance with Jeanne Hebuterne.
Director: Mick Davis | Stars: Andy Garcia, Elsa Zylberstein, Omid Djalili, Hippolyte Girardot
Votes: 12,524 | Gross: $0.20M
77. Montparnasse 19 (1958)
Not Rated | 108 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
About the last years of the life of the great artist Modigliani. A poor Italian artist suffering from alcoholism and opium addiction falls in love with Jeanne, a girl from a wealthy family whose parents are categorically against it.
Director: Jacques Becker | Stars: Gérard Philipe, Lilli Palmer, Anouk Aimée, Lila Kedrova
Votes: 1,678
78. Moulin Rouge (1952)
Not Rated | 119 min | Biography, Drama, Music
Fictional account of French artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.
Director: John Huston | Stars: José Ferrer, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Suzanne Flon, Claude Nollier
Votes: 6,526 | Gross: $11.81M
79. My Left Foot (1989)
R | 103 min | Biography, Drama
Christy Brown, born with cerebral palsy, learns to paint and write with his only controllable limb - his left foot.
Director: Jim Sheridan | Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Brenda Fricker, Alison Whelan, Kirsten Sheridan
Votes: 79,812 | Gross: $14.74M
80. Nightwatching (2007)
R | 134 min | Biography, Drama, History
An extravagant, exotic and moving look at Rembrandt's romantic and professional life, and the controversy he created by the identification of a murderer in the painting 'The Night Watch'.
Director: Peter Greenaway | Stars: Martin Freeman, Emily Holmes, Eva Birthistle, Jodhi May
Votes: 3,452
81. Norman Rockwell: An American Portrait (1987 TV Movie)
TV-G | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Biography of the American Painter and Illustrator, Norman Rockwell.
Stars: Mason Adams, Erma Bombeck, Thomas S. Buechner, Robert Coles
Votes: 17
82. Oviri (1986)
R | 90 min | Biography, Drama
This biographical film, based on the life of French artist Paul Gauguin (Donald Sutherland), follows the painter as he returns to Paris after a long stay in Tahiti and must confront his wife, his children, and his former lover.
Director: Henning Carlsen | Stars: Donald Sutherland, Max von Sydow, Jean Yanne, Sofie Gråbøl
Votes: 469 | Gross: $0.58M
83. Paradise Found (2003)
R | 93 min | Biography, Drama
A successful 19th century French stockbroker (Sutherland) leaves his profession to become an artist in Paris.
Director: Mario Andreacchio | Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Nastassja Kinski, Alun Armstrong, Thomas Heinze
Votes: 679
84. Paul Klee - The Silence of the Angel (2005)
Documentary
Director: Michael Gaumnitz | Stars: Peter Leonard, Sharon Mann, François Marthouret, Kelly Rivière
Votes: 21
85. Picasso (1985)
83 min | Documentary, Biography
Director: Didier Baussy | Stars: Féodor Atkine, Georges Braque, Alexander Lopi, Henri Matisse
Votes: 31
86. Pollock (2000)
R | 122 min | Biography, Drama
A film about the life and career of the American painter, Jackson Pollock.
Director: Ed Harris | Stars: Ed Harris, Marcia Gay Harden, Robert Knott, Molly Regan
Votes: 29,633 | Gross: $8.60M
87. Portrait of Wally (2012)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, History, News
The story of a Nazi-looted painting, Egon Schiele's 'Portrait of Wally,' that was discovered on the walls of the Museum of Modern Art in 1997, triggering a historic court case that pitted ... See full summary »
Director: Andrew Shea
Votes: 123
88. Reginald Gray: Portrait of a Portrait Artist (2001 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary
In his Paris studio, Reginald Gray, the 69 year-old Irish-born painter chronicles his life and his art as he paints his latest commissioned portrait. In this celebration of skill and ... See full summary »
Director: Kerry Franzman | Star: Reginald Gray
89. Rembrandt (1936)
Not Rated | 85 min | Biography, Drama
The respected painter takes to drink and faces down scandal after his wife dies.
Director: Alexander Korda | Stars: Charles Laughton, Gertrude Lawrence, Elsa Lanchester, Edward Chapman
Votes: 1,989
90. Rembrandt (1999)
103 min | Biography, Drama, History
Iconic artist Rembrandt van Rijn worked in the fields of painting, drafting, and printing, becoming the most iconic artist in all of Dutch history. This documentary profiles the story of a ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Matton | Stars: Klaus Maria Brandauer, Romane Bohringer, Jean Rochefort, Johanna ter Steege
Votes: 408
91. Rembrandt's J'Accuse...! (2008)
Not Rated | 86 min | Documentary, Mystery
An 'essayistic' documentary in which Greenaway's fierce criticism of today's visual illiteracy is argued by means of a forensic search of Rembrandt's Nightwatch. Greenaway explains the ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Greenaway | Stars: Martin Freeman, Eva Birthistle, Jodhi May, Emily Holmes
Votes: 984
92. Renoir (2012)
R | 111 min | Biography, Drama, History
Set on the French Riviera in the summer of 1915, Jean Renoir -- son of the Impressionist painter, Pierre-Auguste -- returns home to convalesce after being wounded in World War I. At his ... See full summary »
Director: Gilles Bourdos | Stars: Michel Bouquet, Christa Théret, Vincent Rottiers, Thomas Doret
Votes: 5,994 | Gross: $2.29M
93. Salvador Dalí (1966)
24 min | Documentary, Short, Music
The reunion of two art geniuses: the Pop Art master Andy Warhol directs the master of Surrealism Salvador Dalí in this short film where the Spanish artist pays a visit to The Factory where ... See full summary »
Director: Andy Warhol | Stars: Salvador Dalí, Nico, Lou Reed, Sterling Morrison
Votes: 37
94. Siqueiros (1969)
17 min | Short, Biography
Director: Manuel Gonzalez Casanova | Star: David Alfaro Siqueiros
95. Soft Self-Portrait of Salvador Dali (1970)
55 min | Documentary, Biography
A documentary about surrealist artist Salvador Dali, narrated by Orson Welles.
Director: Jean-Christophe Averty | Stars: Gala Dalí, Donyale Luna, Tony Kina, Suzan Lancaster
Votes: 142
96. Painted Fire (2002)
Unrated | 120 min | Biography, Drama, History
In a time of political and social unrest in nineteenth-century Korea, an uncouth, self-taught painter explores his natural talent amidst the repressive world around him.
Director: Im Kwon-taek | Stars: Choi Min-sik, Ahn Sung-ki, Yoo Ho-jeong, Kim Yeo-jin
Votes: 2,824 | Gross: $0.06M
97. Surviving Picasso (1996)
R | 125 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
The passionate Merchant Ivory drama tells the story of Françoise Gilot (Natascha McElhone), the only lover of Pablo Picasso (Sir Anthony Hopkins) who was strong enough to withstand his ferocious cruelty, and move on with her life.
Director: James Ivory | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Natascha McElhone, Julianne Moore, Joss Ackland
Votes: 7,891 | Gross: $2.00M
98. Seraphine (2008)
Unrated | 125 min | Biography, Drama
In 1912 German collector Wilhelm Uhde rents a flat in Senlis to write and take a break from Parisian life. He hires a 48-year old cleaning lady, Séraphine. Some time later, he notices a small painting on wood at a local notable home.
Director: Martin Provost | Stars: Yolande Moreau, Ulrich Tukur, Anne Bennent, Geneviève Mnich
Votes: 6,546 | Gross: $0.88M
99. Taking a Line for a Walk: A Homage to the Work of Paul Klee (1983)
11 min | Animation, Short
Director: Lesley Keen
Votes: 19
100. The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
Approved | 138 min | Biography, Drama, History
The biographical story of Michelangelo's troubles while painting the Sistine Chapel at the urging of Pope Julius II.
Director: Carol Reed | Stars: Charlton Heston, Rex Harrison, Diane Cilento, Harry Andrews
Votes: 8,056
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