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Dora Maar in Spite of Picasso (2014)
Dora Maar, a world-class photographer who began her artistic career in the French Surrealist scene of the 30s, lived in the shadow of Spanish painter Pablo Picasso, her lover between 1935 and 1943, with whom she maintained a chaotic, even violent, relationship. Fortunately, she survived Picasso's abusive behavior and its sequels to find a new path, the best one, the one that is worth to be told, in spite of Picasso.
China's Van Goghs (2016)
An intimate portrait of a peasant-turned oil painter transitioning from making copies of iconic Western paintings to creating his own authentic works of art.
Autography (2004)
A documentary that portrays not only the poet and painter Mario Cesariny but as well his life, his journey and his individuality.
Ich. Immendorff (2007)
Documentary film about the painter and sculptor Jörg Immendorff who ranks among the most important German artists. The filmmakers accompanied Immendorff over a period of two years – until his death in May 2007. The artist had been living for nine years knowing that he was terminally ill with ALS. The film shows how Immendorff continued to work with unabated energy and how he tried not to let himself be restrained by his deteriorating health.
Bone Wind Fire (2011)
A journey into the hearts, minds and eyes of Georgia O’Keeffe, Emily Carr and Frida Kahlo - three of the 20th century’s most remarkable artists.
Malevich (2019)
A story about the life and work of the twentieth century artist Kazimir Malevich and his influence on world culture.
The Mystic Lamb (1939)
Detailed analysis of the famous polyptych by the Van Eyck brothers, housed in Ghent Cathedral.
Hans Memling, Painter of the Madonna (1939)
1939 short documentary by Belgian filmmaker on pianter Hans Memling.
The Greatest Painters of the World: Camille Pissarro (2018)
Thanks to his experiments with brushstrokes and impasto, Camille Pissaro came to be known as one of the fathers of Impressionism.
Joe Sleep (1977)
Filmed 2 years before his death, this documentary portrays New Brunswick folk artist Joseph Sleep (1913-1978) in his later life. He was born at sea and worked with and around boats, fish, carnivals, and animals most of his life. While convalescing during an extended period in the Halifax infirmary in 1973, he was encouraged to paint. What began is therapy and a pastime developed into a way of representing a lifetime of images and experience
Sketches (1990-2003) (2003)
Apuntes is a sort of prologue to ‘The Quince Tree Sun’. With images shot by Erice in the Summer of 1990, as he was preparing such film, observing how the painter Antonio López worked. Erice wrote and selected the texts which illustrate them. Apuntes is split in 6 parts to show López’s 6 projects.
I Have an Appointment With a Tree (2023)
I had heard of a Chilean painter, author of a thousand paintings, who had disappeared long ago. I had been given an address on the banks of the Loire, at number 640 of a road that no longer existed. No one had been here for decades. Everything had remained there, as if someone had fled.
Das Haus am Drachenberg (1990)
A cinematic approach to the reclusive painter Joe Hackbarth, who became known as a jazz musician in the 1950s.