Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Arts & Artists: 390 Films to Rent on DVD
- Modigliani (2004)
- Dir. Mick Davis
Feat. Andy Garcia, Elsa Zylberstein
- The debauched final years of painter Amedeo Modigliani (Garcia) – he of the famous paintings of almond–eyed women – are conveyed…
- Monster Road (2004)
- Dir. Brett Ingram
- A revealing peek into the strange world of Bruce Bickford, a reclusive self–taught animator, most famous for his collaborations with Frank…
- Star Portraits with Rolf Harris (TV Series) (2004)
- Under Rolf Harris’ artistic guidance, this unique art show commissions three professional artists to paint a portrait of a guest celebrity –…
- Une Visite au Louvre (2004)
- Dir. Jean-Marie Straub, Daniele Huillet
- A rigorous, if oddly illuminating art film about art, with Cézanne's own personal critiques of art narrated over a series of Louvre artworks, shot…
- Vincent: The Full Story (2004)
- Dir. Mark James
- Expertly assembled documentary of the great artist drawing on his early life –including previously untold accounts – and following…
- Wrestling With The Angel - Janet Frame (2004)
- An unique insight into Janet Frame's private world, accurately framing her childhood years, psychiatric institutionalisation, and eventual freedom…
- Art: 21 (TV Series) (Art in the 21st Century) (2003)
- A PBS documentary series looking at visual art in America in the 21st century, eliciting some fascinating insights from various creative types.…
- Brush With Fate (2003)
- Dir. Brent Shields
Feat. Glenn Close, Ellen Burstyn, Thomas Gibson…
- A cloistered prep school teacher (Close) reveals to a colleague (Gibson) that she is in possession of a lost painting – 'Girl in Hyancinth…
- Bukowski - Born Into This (2003)
- Dir. John Dullaghan
- Hailed as the "definitive" documentary on the cult novelist and poet Charles Bukowski, whose insights into skidrow Los Angeles in the 1950s and 60s…
- Frazetta - Painting With Fire (2003)
- Dir. Lance Laspina
- Trail–blazing illustrator and comic artist Frank Frazetta is under the spotlight in this documentary on his life and work, showcasing his…