Watched - Art
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1. Herb & Dorothy (2008)
Not Rated | 87 min | Documentary, Biography
Herb and Dorothy Vogel redefine what it means to be an art collector.
Director: Megumi Sasaki | Stars: Paula Antebi, Will Barnet, Robert Barry, Lynda Benglis
Votes: 890 | Gross: $0.19M
2. Stolen (III) (2005)
Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary
In March of 1990, two thieves dressed as Boston police officers gained entrance to the Isabella Stewart Gardner museum in Boston Massachusetts and successfully executed the largest art ... See full summary »
Director: Rebecca Dreyfus | Stars: Blythe Danner, Campbell Scott, Harold Smith, Anthony Bailey
Votes: 169
3.
The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001–2011)
Episode:
The Kiss
(2005)
Documentary
Director: John Bush | Stars: Samuel West, Russell Bradley, Nathalie Cuzner, Valeska Fleming
Votes: 14
4.
The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001–2011)
Episode:
Édouard Manet: Le déjeuner sur l'herbe
(2002)
50 min | Documentary
Art critics and historians appreciate and analyze Edouard Manet's "Luncheon on the Grass," which was famously rejected by the Salon of 1863. The work sparked a scandal, but won admirers such as Zola and Picasso.
Director: Judith Winnan | Stars: Samuel West, Juliet Wilson-Bareau, Anthea Callen, Renee Cox
Votes: 9
5.
The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001–2011)
Episode:
The Scream
Documentary
No doubt its about artist Edvard Munch and his famous painting titled " The Scream"
Director: Ceri Sherlock | Stars: John Butler, Peter Conrad, Mark Dery, Arne Eggum
6.
The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001–2011)
Episode:
Diego Velázquez: The Rokeby Venus
(2002)
49 min | Documentary
A loving leer at The Rokeby Venus, painted on the sly by Diego Velazquez while on holiday in Italy c. 1647-51. An erotic nude once the private pleasure of a libertine, the painting now stands as an icon of London's National Gallery.
Director: Mick Gold | Stars: Samuel West, David Bomford, Duncan Bull, Marcus Burke
Votes: 13
7.
The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001–2011)
Episode:
Katsushika Hokusai: The Great Wave
(2004)
49 min | Documentary
Created as "disposable art" circa 1830, the woodblock print of "The Great Wave" by 70-year-old Katsushika Hokusai has earned acclaim and a place of honor in the art world. Scholars and ... See full summary »
Director: Bob Bentley | Stars: Samuel West, Tim Clark, Richard Cork, Matthi Forrer
Votes: 11
8.
The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001–2011)
Episode:
Francisco Goya: The Third of May 1808
(2004)
49 min | Documentary
The Golden Age of Dutch Art boasted Johannes Vermeer (1632-75), whose showpiece, "The Art of Painting" (c. 1666-68), is critically examined and analyzed. The painting's planned prominent role in the ill-fated Third Reich is also described.
Directors: Lucie Donahue, Mick Gold | Stars: Samuel West, Robert Ballagh, Richard Cork, Marcus Burke
Votes: 13
9.
The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001–2011)
Episode:
Pablo Picasso: Les Demoiselles d'Avignon
(2004)
Documentary
Director: Judith Winnan | Stars: Samuel West, Anne Baldassari, Mike Bidlo, James Coddington
Votes: 9
10.
The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001–2011)
Episode:
Edgar Degas: Little Dancer Aged Fourteen
(2004)
Documentary
Director: Mick Gold | Stars: Samuel West, Laurence Anholt, Daphne Barbour, Patrice Bart
Votes: 8
11.
The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001–2011)
Episode:
Renoir: Dance at the Moulin de la Galette, Montmart
(2004)
49 min | Documentary
'Dance at the Moulin de la Galette' brims over with joie de vivre and the pleasures of a Sunday afternoon. This 1876 painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) and its lesser-known twin are celebrated by art aficionados and historians.
Director: Judith Winnan | Stars: Samuel West, Colin Bailey, John Collins, Anne Distel
Votes: 8
12.
The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001–2011)
Episode:
Liberty Leading the People
(2005)
50 min | Documentary
Artists, academics, and critics discuss the historical origins, original reception, and slow climb to critical acclaim for Eugene Delacroix's painting commemorating the Revolution of 1830, "Liberty Leading the People."
Director: Mick Gold | Stars: Samuel West, Tariq Ali, Sébastien Allard, Steve Bell
Votes: 10
13.
The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001–2011)
Episode:
Caravaggio: The Taking of Christ
(2010)
Documentary
Votes: 7
14.
The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001–2011)
Episode:
Georges Seurat: A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte
(2005)
49 min | Documentary
A critical and popular assessment of "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte - 1884," the iconic pointillist painting by Georges Seurat (1859-91). How the painting made its home in Chicago, much to France's chagrin.
Director: Judith Winnan | Stars: Samuel West, Philippa Abrahams, Douglas Druick, Gloria Groom
Votes: 12
15.
Simon Schama's Power of Art (2006)
Episode:
Turner
(2006)
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, Drama, History
Simon argues The Slave ship, one of 7 of his works causing a scandal at the 1840 Royal Academy exhibition, is typical of Turner's feeling from experience, as low-born Covent garden boy ... See full summary »
Director: Steve Condie | Stars: Simon Schama, Mark Hyde, Joe Van Moyland, Hollygale Millette
Votes: 68
16.
Simon Schama's Power of Art (2006)
Episode:
Rothko
(2006)
TV-14 | 51 min | Documentary, Drama, History
Mark Rothko, the Anglicized name of a Russian Jewish family which immigrated while he was a child to escape the abusive Cossacks, shortly before father's dead, initially followed the ... See full summary »
Director: Carl Hindmarch | Stars: Simon Schama, Allan Corduner, Simon Quarterman
Votes: 64
17.
Simon Schama's Power of Art (2006)
Episode:
Picasso
(2006)
53 min | Documentary, Drama, History
Simon sketches how Pablo Picasso, the Andalusian (south Spanish) hedonistic king of Paris' bohemian painting scene, who for decades deliberately created pioneering modern works, far from ... See full summary »
Director: Steve Condie | Stars: Pep Brusca, Anna Coll Miller, Pep Cortés, Simon Schama
Votes: 54
18. 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: 7,394 | Gross: $0.20M
19. 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: 29,615 | Gross: $8.60M
20. 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: 22,052 | Gross: $2.96M
21. Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010)
R | 87 min | Documentary, Comedy, Crime
Following the style of some of the world's most prolific street artists, an amateur filmmaker makes a foray into the art world.
Director: Banksy | Stars: Banksy, Mr. Brainwash, Space Invader, Debora Guetta
Votes: 68,816 | Gross: $3.29M
22. Crumb (1994)
R | 119 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy
An intimate portrait of controversial cartoonist Robert Crumb and his traumatized family.
Director: Terry Zwigoff | Stars: Robert Crumb, Aline Kominsky-Crumb, Charles Crumb, Maxon Crumb
Votes: 21,588 | Gross: $3.17M
23. Bill Cunningham New York (2010)
Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A profile of the noted and extraordinarily cheerful veteran New York City fashion photographer.
Director: Richard Press | Stars: Bill Cunningham, Anna Wintour, Michael Kors, Editta Sherman
Votes: 5,670 | Gross: $1.51M
24. Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel (2011)
PG-13 | 86 min | Documentary, Biography
A look at the life and work of the influential fashion editor of Harpers Bazaar, Diana Vreeland.
Directors: Lisa Immordino Vreeland, Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt, Frédéric Tcheng | Stars: Diana Vreeland, Richard Avedon, David Bailey, Lauren Bacall
Votes: 1,695 | Gross: $1.00M
25. The September Issue (2009)
PG-13 | 90 min | Documentary
A documentary chronicling Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour's preparations for the 2007 fall-fashion issue.
Director: R.J. Cutler | Stars: Anna Wintour, Thakoon Panichgul, André Leon Talley, Grace Coddington
Votes: 7,996 | Gross: $3.82M
26. Valentino: The Last Emperor (2008)
PG-13 | 96 min | Documentary
A look at the life of legendary fashion designer Valentino.
Director: Matt Tyrnauer | Stars: Valentino Garavani, Giancarlo Giammetti, Nati Abascal, Giorgio Armani
Votes: 1,938 | Gross: $1.76M
27. Helvetica (2007)
Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary
A documentary about typography, graphic design, and global visual culture.
Director: Gary Hustwit | Stars: Manfred Schulz, Massimo Vignelli, Rick Poynor, Wim Crouwel
Votes: 8,170 | Gross: $0.20M
28. Ansel Adams: A Documentary Film (2002 TV Movie)
100 min | Documentary
An in depth study of Adams's life and work.
Director: Ric Burns | Stars: Ansel Adams, Josh Hamilton, Barbara Feldon, John Szarkowski
Votes: 166
29. F for Fake (1973)
PG | 89 min | Documentary
A documentary about fraud and fakery.
Directors: Orson Welles, Gary Graver, Oja Kodar, François Reichenbach | Stars: Orson Welles, Oja Kodar, François Reichenbach, Elmyr de Hory
Votes: 18,286
30. Koyaanisqatsi (1982)
Not Rated | 86 min | Documentary, Music
A collection of expertly photographed phenomena with no conventional plot. The footage focuses on the relationship between nature, humanity, and technology.
Director: Godfrey Reggio | Stars: Edward Asner, Pat Benatar, Jerry Brown, Johnny Carson
Votes: 41,460 | Gross: $1.72M
31. Portrait of a Marriage (1990– )
219 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
Melodrama detailing the real-life love affair between feminist writer Vita Sackville-West and novelist Violet Keppel against the backdrop of post-World War I England and opposition by ... See full summary »
Stars: Janet McTeer, David Haig, Cathryn Harrison, Diana Fairfax
Votes: 497
32. 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: 82,644 | Gross: $11.63M
33. Sylvia (2003)
R | 100 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
Story of the relationship between poets Edward James "Ted" Hughes and Sylvia Plath.
Director: Christine Jeffs | Stars: Gwyneth Paltrow, Daniel Craig, Lucy Davenport, David Birkin
Votes: 11,256 | Gross: $1.30M
34. 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: 95,292 | Gross: $25.89M
35. Museum Hours (2012)
Not Rated | 107 min | Drama
When a Vienna museum guard befriends an enigmatic visitor, the grand Kunsthistorisches Art Museum becomes a mysterious crossroads that sparks explorations of their lives, the city, and the ways in which works of art reflect and shape the world.
Director: Jem Cohen | Stars: Mary Margaret O'Hara, Bobby Sommer, Ela Piplits, Marcus O'Hara
Votes: 2,278 | Gross: $0.08M
36. Coco Before Chanel (2009)
PG-13 | 105 min | Biography, Drama
The story of Coco Chanel's rise from obscure beginnings to the heights of the fashion world.
Director: Anne Fontaine | Stars: Audrey Tautou, Benoît Poelvoorde, Alessandro Nivola, Marie Gillain
Votes: 42,094 | Gross: $6.11M
37. Work of Art: The Next Great Artist (2010– )
Reality-TV
Contestants are faced with the challenge of creating unique pieces in a variety of mediums such as painting, sculpture, photography, collage and industrial design.
Stars: China Chow, Jerry Saltz, Simon de Pury, Nicole Nadeau
Votes: 580
38. Dolce vita africana (2008)
Not Rated | 62 min | Documentary
A documentary portrait of the African photographer Malick Sidibe, and a journey through Malian history inspired by his iconic images. Sidibe's snapshots from the late 50s through to the ... See full summary »
Director: Cosima Spender | Star: Malik Sidibé
Votes: 47
39. Christo in Paris (1990)
Not Rated | 58 min | Documentary
This is the story of the quest of the artist Christo to wrap the famous Pont Neuf in France in fabric. It took Christo and his wife ten years to get permission from the Parisian government,... See full summary »
Directors: Deborah Dickson, Susan Froemke, Albert Maysles, David Maysles | Stars: Jacques Chirac, Christo, Jeanne-Claude
Votes: 113
40. 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
41. Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006)
R | 122 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
Turning her back on her wealthy, established family, Diane Arbus falls in love with Lionel Sweeney, an enigmatic mentor who introduces Arbus to the marginalized people who help her become one of the most revered photographers of the twentieth century.
Director: Steven Shainberg | Stars: Nicole Kidman, Robert Downey Jr., Ty Burrell, Harris Yulin
Votes: 16,359 | Gross: $0.22M
42. Tim's Vermeer (2013)
PG-13 | 80 min | Documentary, History
Inventor Tim Jenison seeks to understand the painting techniques used by Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer.
Director: Teller | Stars: Tim Jenison, Penn Jillette, Martin Mull, Philip Steadman
Votes: 8,556 | Gross: $1.66M
43. Rivers and Tides (2001)
TV-G | 90 min | Documentary
Portrait of Andy Goldsworthy, an artist whose specialty is ephemeral sculptures made from elements of nature.
Director: Thomas Riedelsheimer | Stars: Andy Goldsworthy, Anna Goldsworthy, Holly Goldsworthy, James Goldsworthy
Votes: 2,472
44. 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: 7,887 | Gross: $2.00M
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