Art History Movies

  • 2021
    The Cinematograph: Birth of an Art

    The Cinematograph: Birth of an Art

    The Cinematograph: Birth of an Art

    7.22021HD

    Throughout the 19th century, imaginative and visionary artists and inventors brought about the advent of a new look, absolutely modern and truly...

    The Cinematograph: Birth of an Art
  • 2022
    Angkor et Les Mystères de L'Empire Khmer

    Angkor et Les Mystères de L'Empire Khmer

    Angkor et Les Mystères de L'Empire Khmer

    82022HD

    Angkor et Les Mystères de L'Empire Khmer
  • 2018
    Looking for Modern Art: Rethinking Art History

    Looking for Modern Art: Rethinking Art History

    Looking for Modern Art: Rethinking Art History

    5.52018HD

    Many twentieth century European artists, such as Paul Gauguin or Pablo Picasso, were influenced by art brought to Europe from African and Asian...

    Looking for Modern Art: Rethinking Art History
  • 2014
    Dark Star: H. R. Giger's World

    Dark Star: H. R. Giger's World

    Dark Star: H. R. Giger's World

    6.7672014HD

    An account of the life and work of Swiss painter, sculptor, architect and designer H. R. Giger (1940-2014), tormented father of creatures as fearsome...

    Dark Star: H. R. Giger's World
  • 1963
    Henry Moore: London 1940-42

    Henry Moore: London 1940-42

    Henry Moore: London 1940-42

    01963HD

    A montage, using documentary material filmed during the war, shows the beginnings of an air attack and Londoners entering shelters. From the silent...

    Henry Moore: London 1940-42
  • 2021
    The Treasures of Saxony: How August III Built His Collection

    The Treasures of Saxony: How August III Built His Collection

    The Treasures of Saxony: How August III Built His Collection

    5.32021HD

    Year 1763, the Seven Years' War is about to end. August III, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland, has died, leaving empty the royal treasury and an...

    The Treasures of Saxony: How August III Built His Collection
  • 2025
    Jacob Kainen: The Last Expression

    Jacob Kainen: The Last Expression

    Jacob Kainen: The Last Expression

    92025HD

    This film follows the life of Jacob Kainen, a prolific but often overlooked artist of 20th Century America. From his immigrant upbringing to his...

    Jacob Kainen: The Last Expression
  • 2007
    Achieving the Unachievable

    Achieving the Unachievable

    Achieving the Unachievable

    52007HD

    M.C. Escher is among the most intriguing of artists. In 1956 he challenged the laws of perspective with his graphic Print Gallery and his uncompleted...

    Achieving the Unachievable
  • 2024
    Living Art

    Living Art

    Living Art

    02024HD

    The thousand-year-old tradition of pottery in the Indian subcontinent is now under threat. With the market being flooded with plastic in the...

    Living Art
  • 2020
    James Tissot: L'étoffe d'un peintre

    James Tissot: L'étoffe d'un peintre

    James Tissot: L'étoffe d'un peintre

    02020HD

    A movie about James Tissot (1836-1902), a French painter and portraitist

    James Tissot: L'étoffe d'un peintre
  • 2019
    Battlefield Gender

    Battlefield Gender

    Battlefield Gender

    72019HD

    Both a visit to a very peculiar exhibition at the Bundeswehr Military History Museum in Dresden, Germany, as well as an unprejudiced look at the...

    Battlefield Gender
  • 2017
    Francis Bacon: A Brush with Violence

    Francis Bacon: A Brush with Violence

    Francis Bacon: A Brush with Violence

    7.12017HD

    In this unique, compelling film, those who knew him speak freely, some for the first time, to reveal the many mysteries of Francis Bacon.

    Francis Bacon: A Brush with Violence
  • 2022
    Restitution? Africa's Fight for Its Art

    Restitution? Africa's Fight for Its Art

    Restitution? Africa's Fight for Its Art

    7.3332022HD

    There is an interlinking history of violent European colonialism and the cultural legacy of ethnographic collections in institutions. This...

    Restitution? Africa's Fight for Its Art
  • 2012
    Edward Hopper and the Blank Canvas

    Edward Hopper and the Blank Canvas

    Edward Hopper and the Blank Canvas

    72012HD

    The many references in contemporary film to Edward Hopper's works, as well as the widespread reproduction of some of his paintings have made his...

    Edward Hopper and the Blank Canvas
  • 2020
    Frank Lloyd Wright: Phoenix From the Ashes

    Frank Lloyd Wright: Phoenix From the Ashes

    Frank Lloyd Wright: Phoenix From the Ashes

    7.52020HD

    A portrait of Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959), a genius of modern architecture, whose life passed between glory, scandal and tragedy.

    Frank Lloyd Wright: Phoenix From the Ashes
  • 2009
    The Wedding at Cana

    The Wedding at Cana

    The Wedding at Cana

    102009HD

    A short film by Peter Greenaway. It depicts the painting The Wedding Feast at Cana by Paolo Veronese, through mixed media and shows different...

    The Wedding at Cana
  • 2022
    Goya, Carrière & the Ghost of Buñuel

    Goya, Carrière & the Ghost of Buñuel

    Goya, Carrière & the Ghost of Buñuel

    7.52022HD

    French writer Jean-Claude Carrière (1931-2021) traces the life and work of Spanish painter Francisco de Goya (1746-1828).

    Goya, Carrière & the Ghost of Buñuel
  • 2009
    The Way of Samodelkin

    The Way of Samodelkin

    The Way of Samodelkin

    02009HD

    A mystical detective story set in the realm of Moscow art scene. Psychedelic trip through different places, characters and strategies in the search...

    The Way of Samodelkin
  • 2021
    Be Still

    Be Still

    Be Still

    02021HD

    Already a successful portrait photographer, Hannah sets to reinvent this art form. Abandoning herself to a creative process that might easily be...

    Be Still
  • 2014
    The Mystery of Mona Lisa

    The Mystery of Mona Lisa

    The Mystery of Mona Lisa

    62014HD

    The Mystery of Mona Lisa