Art Documentary Movies

  • 2022
    305 Bellechasse

    305 Bellechasse

    305 Bellechasse

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    A former Catelli pasta factory, located at the confluence of Petite-Patrie, Mile-End and Little Italy, has over time become the refuge of many...

    305 Bellechasse
  • 2016
    Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse

    Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse

    Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse

    7.52016HD

    Claude Monet was an avid horticulturist and arguably the most important painter of gardens in the history of art, but he was not alone. Great artists...

    Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse
  • 2023
    Hidden Sex: Art and Shame

    Hidden Sex: Art and Shame

    Hidden Sex: Art and Shame

    7.52023HD

    The representation of genitalia in the fine arts was censored for centuries: sexual organs were discreetly hidden among fig leaves, pearls or sheets;...

    Hidden Sex: Art and Shame
  • 2020
    The Voyages of Matisse, Chasing Light

    The Voyages of Matisse, Chasing Light

    The Voyages of Matisse, Chasing Light

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    On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Matisse's birth and of the exhibition at the Center Pompidou which will be dedicated to him in 2020, this...

    The Voyages of Matisse, Chasing Light
  • 2018
    Picasso, Braque & Cie - The Cubist Revolution

    Picasso, Braque & Cie - The Cubist Revolution

    Picasso, Braque & Cie - The Cubist Revolution

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    In 1906, Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso were 24 and 25 years old. The Butte Montmartre is their Parisian sanctuary where artists in need of...

    Picasso, Braque & Cie - The Cubist Revolution
  • 2017
    Leonora Carrington: The Lost Surrealist

    Leonora Carrington: The Lost Surrealist

    Leonora Carrington: The Lost Surrealist

    7.42017HD

    British surrealist Leonora Carrington was a key part of the surrealist movement during its heyday in Paris and yet, until recently, remained a...

    Leonora Carrington: The Lost Surrealist
  • 2024
    Entretempos, Entremeios

    Entretempos, Entremeios

    Entretempos, Entremeios

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    Entretempos, Entremeios
  • 1982
    Strokes of Genius: de Kooning on de Kooning

    Strokes of Genius: de Kooning on de Kooning

    Strokes of Genius: de Kooning on de Kooning

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    This award-winning 1982 documentary includes in-depth interviews with Willem and Elaine de Kooning as well as archival footage of Willem de Kooning,...

    Strokes of Genius: de Kooning on de Kooning
  • 2024
    Frans Hals - Maler des Lachens

    Frans Hals - Maler des Lachens

    Frans Hals - Maler des Lachens

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    Alongside Rembrandt and Vermeer, Frans Hals was one of the key figures in 17th century Dutch art. But unlike his contemporaries, who tended to paint...

    Frans Hals - Maler des Lachens
  • 1988
    Tadao Ando

    Tadao Ando

    Tadao Ando

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    Tadao Ando, a self-taught architect, proposes an international architecture that he believes can only be conceived by someone Japanese. His...

    Tadao Ando
  • 2024
    Les trésors des ambassades parisiennes

    Les trésors des ambassades parisiennes

    Les trésors des ambassades parisiennes

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    Les trésors des ambassades parisiennes
  • 1970
    The Joe Stone: Joe Brainard

    The Joe Stone: Joe Brainard

    The Joe Stone: Joe Brainard

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    Joe Brainard (1941-1994) was an artist particularly noted for his work in collage and comics. Brainard’s artistic career took off during his...

    The Joe Stone: Joe Brainard
  • 2022
    The Legacy of Othello

    The Legacy of Othello

    The Legacy of Othello

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    A fascinating exploration of the literary — The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice, by English playwright William Shakespeare (1604)...

    The Legacy of Othello
  • 2025
    Dawn of Impressionism: Paris 1874

    Dawn of Impressionism: Paris 1874

    Dawn of Impressionism: Paris 1874

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    The Impressionists are the most popular group in art history – millions flock every year to marvel at their masterpieces. But, to begin with,...

    Dawn of Impressionism: Paris 1874
  • 1969
    Hitchcock at the N.F.T.

    Hitchcock at the N.F.T.

    Hitchcock at the N.F.T.

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    In his 70th year, Alfred Hitchcock came to the National Film Theatre in London to talk to fellow director Bryan Forbes and to answer questions from...

    Hitchcock at the N.F.T.
  • 2014
    A Chair Fit for an Angel

    A Chair Fit for an Angel

    A Chair Fit for an Angel

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    For two hundred years, the Shakers have been America's most successful utopian society. While seeking harmony, order and perfection in every aspect...

    A Chair Fit for an Angel
  • 2009
    Ester Hernandez

    Ester Hernandez

    Ester Hernandez

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    Ester Hernandez, winner of the San Francisco Foundation 2004 Community Leadership Awards (Helen Crocker Russell Award) - for fostering community and...

    Ester Hernandez
  • 2021
    The Genius of Gothic Art

    The Genius of Gothic Art

    The Genius of Gothic Art

    7.82021HD

    Death and the devil, nudity and eroticism, horror in blazing colours, Gothic art cast a spell over people 500 years ago. In these image-poor times,...

    The Genius of Gothic Art
  • 1970
    Live this Loudly: Afatasi

    Live this Loudly: Afatasi

    Live this Loudly: Afatasi

    01970HD

    Afatasi The Artist is a San Francisco based mixed-media conceptual artist and futurist. Her artwork—which includes textiles and fine art...

    Live this Loudly: Afatasi
  • 1970
    Throwing Curves: Eva Zeisel

    Throwing Curves: Eva Zeisel

    Throwing Curves: Eva Zeisel

    01970HD

    "Throwing Curves" uses striking archival images, observational footage of the 97-year old industrial designer, Eva Zeisel, who is still an artist at...

    Throwing Curves: Eva Zeisel