22 Art Documentaries
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1. Michelangelo - Infinito (2017)
97 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
A painter recounts the life of Michelangelo.
Director: Emanuele Imbucci | Stars: Enrico Lo Verso, Ivano Marescotti
Votes: 580
2. Exhibition on Screen: Michelangelo Love and Death (2017)
91 min | Documentary
The life and work of Michelangelo, one of the most important artists of the Italian High Renaissance, are brought to life in this documentary through an exhibition in the National Gallery that also explore his relationship with da Vinci.
Director: David Bickerstaff | Stars: Peter Abrahams, Cristine Acidini, Sergej Androsov, Victoria Avery
Votes: 93
3. Michelangelo: A Self Portrait (1989)
85 min | Documentary, Biography
Flashbacks from the 89 year old artist, having just completed a Pieta in St.Peter's, carry the viewer through the Renaissance background and a tour of sculptures and frescoes.
Director: Robert Snyder | Star: Robert Snyder
Votes: 37
4. The Dark Ages: An Age of Light (2012– )
Documentary, History
Christianity slowly emerged from being a persecuted minority to the state religion of the Roman Empire. This episode is a history of the ways believers grappled with a way to depict Jesus. ... See full summary »
Stars: Waldemar Januszczak, Shaun Greenhalgh
Votes: 277
5. The Renaissance Unchained (2016)
60 min | Documentary
In this series critic and writer Waldemar Januszczak challenges the traditional review that the European Renaissance originated in southern Europe, advocating a case for the north instead.
Star: Waldemar Januszczak
Votes: 163
6. The Life of Leonardo Da Vinci (1971)
300 min | Biography, History
Miniseries dramatizing the life of the Italian Renaissance genius Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519).
Stars: Philippe Leroy, Giulio Bosetti, Giorgio Piazza, Bruno Piergentili
Votes: 436
7. Florence and the Uffizi Gallery 3D/4K (2015)
G | 95 min | Documentary
A multidimensional and multisensory journey in the Florentine Renaissance through its most representative beauties, with the latest-generation 3D and 4K technology and the most advanced techniques of modelling and dimensionalisation.
Director: Luca Viotto | Stars: Marco Ciatti, Arturo Galansino, Simon Merrells, Antonio Natali
Votes: 240
8. Botticelli - Inferno (2016)
Not Rated | 96 min | Documentary
The Renaissance master Botticelli spent over a decade painting and drawing hell as the poet Dante described it. The film takes us on a journey through hell with fascinating and exciting insights into Botticelli's art and its hidden story.
Director: Ralph Loop | Star: Joe Grossi
Votes: 135
9. Botticelli, Florence And The Medici (2021)
90 min
Renaissance Florence Medici was powerhouse of culture with dark side. Sandro Botticelli was able to project into his works, the lights and shadows of this era - the inventor of ideal Beauty in The Allegory of Spring and the Birth of Venus
Director: Marco Pianigiani | Star: Emilio Puggioni
Votes: 76
10. Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance (2004– )
220 min | Documentary, Biography, History
From a small Italian community in 15th-century Florence, the Medici family would rise to rule Europe in many ways. Using charm, patronage, skill, duplicity and ruthlessness, they would ... See full summary »
Stars: Massimo Marinoni, Peter Guinness, Ross King, Pip Torrens
Votes: 482
11. Why Beauty Matters (2009)
59 min | Documentary
Contemporary philosopher Roger Scruton presents a fascinating argument for the importance of beauty in our art and in our lives, and explores what truly is and is not beautiful, regardless of its beholder.
Star: Roger Scruton
Votes: 479
12. Sin (2019)
134 min | Biography, Drama, History
The life of Michelangelo Buonarroti.
Director: Andrey Konchalovskiy | Stars: Jakob Diehl, Orso Maria Guerrini, Yuliya Vysotskaya, Toni Pandolfo
Votes: 1,370
13. Caravaggio: The Soul and the Blood (2018)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Biography
An exciting and unsettling cinematic journey through the life, work and torments of Caravaggio. Light and shadow, contrasts and contradictions, genius and intemperance distinguish his ... See full summary »
Director: Jesus Garces Lambert | Stars: Manuel Agnelli, Emanuele Marigliano, Mina Gregori, Sara Pallini
Votes: 347
14. Tintoretto. A Rebel in Venice (2019)
G | 96 min | Documentary
A 90-minutes documentary that celebrates the 500th anniversary of the birth of the last great artist of the Italian Renaissance, the most unexpected mind that the art of painting has ever produced: Tintoretto.
Directors: Giuseppe Domingo Romano, Pepsy Romanoff | Stars: Helena Bonham Carter, Peter Greenaway, Melania Gaia Mazzucco, Stefano Accorsi
Votes: 153
15. Great Art (2016– )
50 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Art historian Tim Marlow hosts a documentary series about the life and art of greatest artists from history. Some episodes were originally part of the theatrical art documentary series called Exhibition on Screen.
Stars: Tim Marlow, Henry Goodman, Yves Aubert
Votes: 21
16. Great Artists with Tim Marlow (2001– )
23 min | Documentary
A major 25 part television series in which art historian Tim Marlow takes a fresh look at the most important artworks of some of the greatest artists in history. Shot on location in over 50... See full summary »
Star: Tim Marlow
Votes: 78
17. Leonardo: The Works (2019)
102 min | Documentary
Leonardo da Vinci's peerless paintings and drawings are the focus of Leonardo: The Works, as EXHIBITION ON SCREEN presents every single attributed painting, in Ultra HD quality, never seen before on the big screen.
Director: Phil Grabsky | Star: Glen McCready
Votes: 95
18. Simon Schama's Power of Art (2006)
60 min | Documentary, Drama, History
Focusing on eight iconic works of art, Power of Art reveals the history of visual imagination through the ages.
Stars: Simon Schama, Allan Corduner, Paul Popplewell, Grégoire Bonnet
Votes: 1,147
20. Ways of Seeing (1972)
30 min | Documentary, Family
John Berger presents his insights on how people see. Through examples of Art History Berger shows how our very sense of sight has been transformed. By discovering why this is so, according ... See full summary »
Stars: John Berger, Anya Bostock, Eva Figes, Jane Kenrick
Votes: 621
21. Sister Wendy's American Collection (2001– )
360 min | Documentary
The British nun and art historian visits works at several of the United States' finest museums.
Star: Wendy Beckett
Votes: 30
22. Raiders of the Lost Art (2014– )
Documentary, Crime, History
The history of various thefts of art and efforts to recover them.
Stars: Calandra Caldecott, Charles Darwent, Martin Bailey, Jonathan Kydd
Votes: 191
23. Fake or Fortune (2010– )
63 min | Documentary, Mystery
Journalist Fiona Bruce teams up with art expert Philip Mould to investigate mysteries behind paintings.
Stars: Fiona Bruce, Philip Mould, Bendor Grosvenor, Aviva Burnstock
Votes: 689
24. Hidden Hands (1995– )
53 min | Documentary
Art movements were rife with hocus pocus during the early part of the twentieth century. Commissioning Editor Waldemar Januszczak as part of a major arts series looking at the history of Modernism.
Director: Christopher Spencer | Stars: Veronika Hyks, Rosmarie Beier-de Haan, Charles Jencks, Philip Johnson
25. Civilisation (1969–1970)
TV-G | 698 min | Documentary, History, Music
Sir Kenneth Clarke walks through the ages exploring the glorious rise of civilization in Western man.
Stars: Kenneth Clark, Ian Richardson, Ronald Lacey, Patrick Stewart
Votes: 1,068
26. Mary Beard's Shock of the Nude (2020– )
59 min | Documentary
Mary Beard looks at some of the most famous nudes in art, from the Venus de Medici to Michelangelo's David, and argues controversy is nothing new.
Star: Mary Beard
Votes: 62
27. The Joy of Painting (1983–1994)
TV-G | 25 min | Documentary, Family
In this half-hour program, artist Bob Ross paints a beautiful oil painting on canvas.
Stars: Bob Ross, Steve Ross, Dana Jester, Peep
Votes: 6,175
28. How Art Made the World (2005– )
300 min | Documentary
Documentary series looking at the influence of art on the current day situation of our society.
Stars: Nigel Spivey, Vilayanur Ramachandran, Stefano Mariottini, James David Lewis-Williams
Votes: 666
29. Ways of Seeing (1972)
30 min | Documentary, Family
John Berger presents his insights on how people see. Through examples of Art History Berger shows how our very sense of sight has been transformed. By discovering why this is so, according ... See full summary »
Stars: John Berger, Anya Bostock, Eva Figes, Jane Kenrick
Votes: 621
30. What is Beauty? (2009)
Documentary
Documentary in which artist and writer Matthew Collings explores the concept of beauty in art. Is beauty only in the eye of the beholder, or is there something more universal we can say about it?
Director: Neil Crombie | Star: Matthew Collings
Votes: 22
31. Ugly Beauty (2010)
60 min | Documentary
Beauty today can be subtle and elusive. It can be found in the LCD sculptures of Tatsuo Miyajima, the subtle light installations of James Turrell or cancer paintings of Damien Hirst. Januzczak, Waldemar goes searching.
Director: Waldemar Januszczak | Stars: Damien Hirst, Waldemar Januszczak, Anish Kapoor, Jeff Koons
Votes: 20
32. Imagine (2003– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Biography, History
Wide-ranging BBC arts programme.
Stars: Alan Yentob, Tracey Emin, Chuck Close, Richard Rogers
Votes: 147
33. Simon Schama's Power of Art (2006)
60 min | Documentary, Drama, History
Focusing on eight iconic works of art, Power of Art reveals the history of visual imagination through the ages.
Stars: Simon Schama, Allan Corduner, Paul Popplewell, Grégoire Bonnet
Votes: 1,147
34. Around the World in 80 Treasures (2005)
TV-G | 60 min | Documentary
Dan Cruickshank goes in search of 80 treasures that define civilizations around the world.
Star: Dan Cruickshank
Votes: 271
35. The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001–2011)
50 min | Documentary
Stars: Samuel West, Richard Cork, Jonathan Jones, John House
Votes: 243
36. A History of Art in Three Colours (2012)
60 min | Documentary, History
Dr James Fox explores how, in the hands of artists, the colors gold, blue and white have stirred our emotions, changed the way we behave and even altered the course of history.
Stars: James Fox, Bill Anders, David Watkin, Paolo Penko
Votes: 99
38. Artists of the Roundtable (2022 Video)
PG | 60 min | Documentary
Today's independent artists - filmmakers, comedians, and musicians gather to discuss this century's most meaningful people within tv, film, and music. Take a look back to remember the crazy... See full summary »
Director: Michael J. Foster | Stars: Grae Drake, Emery Emery, Michael J. Foster, John Fugelsang
Votes: 48
39. Statues also Die (1953)
30 min | Documentary, Short
A documentary of black art.
Directors: Ghislain Cloquet, Chris Marker, Alain Resnais | Stars: Jean Négroni, François Mitterrand, Pope Pius XII, Sugar Ray Robinson
Votes: 1,374
40. 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: 18,304
41. Beltracchi: The Art of Forgery (2014)
Not Rated | 93 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
A mesmerizing, thought-provoking yet surprisingly amusing documentary on the life and times of Wolfgang Beltracchi, who tricked the international art world for nearly 40 years by forging ... See full summary »
Director: Arne Birkenstock | Stars: Wolfgang Beltracchi, Helene Beltracchi, Henrik Hanstein, James Roundell
Votes: 1,938
42. Les arnaqueuses (1997 TV Movie)
Notorious con artists Lune and Schula are given a second chance by the police: they have to pose as rich art collectors to infiltrate art galleries and confound two famous experts and dealers, suspected of authenticating fake works of art.
Director: Thierry Binisti | Stars: Elise Tielrooy, Tania Da Costa, Jean-Marie Winling, François Dunoyer
43. My Kid Could Paint That (2007)
PG-13 | 82 min | Documentary, Family, Mystery
A look at the work and surprising success of a four-year-old girl whose paintings have been compared to the likes of Picasso and has raked in hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Director: Amir Bar-Lev | Stars: Marla Olmstead, Laura Olmstead, Mark Olmstead, Amir Bar-Lev
Votes: 3,505 | Gross: $0.23M
44. The Art of the Steal (2009)
Unrated | 101 min | Documentary
Documentary that follows the struggle for control of Dr. Albert C. Barnes' 25 billion dollar collection of modern and post-impressionist art.
Director: Don Argott | Stars: Julian Bond, David D'Arcy, Richard Feigen, Richard H. Glanton
Votes: 2,493 | Gross: $0.54M
45. Art of China (2014)
59 min | Documentary
Andrew Graham-Dixon undertakes an epic journey to uncover the art of China.
Star: Andrew Graham-Dixon
Votes: 69
46. Civilisation (1969–1970)
TV-G | 698 min | Documentary, History, Music
Sir Kenneth Clarke walks through the ages exploring the glorious rise of civilization in Western man.
Stars: Kenneth Clark, Ian Richardson, Ronald Lacey, Patrick Stewart
Votes: 1,068
47. Great Artists with Tim Marlow (2001– )
23 min | Documentary
A major 25 part television series in which art historian Tim Marlow takes a fresh look at the most important artworks of some of the greatest artists in history. Shot on location in over 50... See full summary »
Star: Tim Marlow
Votes: 78
48. The High Art of the Low Countries (2013)
Not Rated | 59 min | Documentary
This 3 part series is presented by the British Art Critic, Andrew Graham-Dixon. He explores the Low Countries of the Netherlands and Belgium and how history has influenced the area's art, ... See full summary »
Star: Andrew Graham-Dixon
Votes: 94
49. Art of Germany (2010– )
Documentary, History
Andrew Graham-Dixon looks at neglected, but rich German art from the time of the Middle Ages.
Star: Andrew Graham-Dixon
Votes: 128
50. A History of British Art (1996– )
50 min | Documentary
A six-part television documentary series tracing the history of British art from 1066 to the modern day.
Stars: Andrew Graham-Dixon, Ken Russell
Votes: 16
51. Art of Spain (2008)
Documentary
Andrew Graham-Dixon travels to 3 areas of Spain to examine and interpret the various art of this country. He also has other series about art, one of German art and the other in Sweden.
Star: Andrew Graham-Dixon
Votes: 116
52. American Photography: A Century of Images (1999– )
Documentary
The story of the pictures we have taken and where they have taken us.
Stars: David Friend, Leonard Nimoy, Harris Yulin
Votes: 39
53. Landmarks of Western Art: The Late Medieval World (2003 Video)
50 min | Documentary
During the long years of the Dark Ages, the flickering flame of art was kept alive principally by the church. While all around was dark, the great masters of Medieval art such as Giotto and... See full summary »
54. The Victorians (2009– )
59 min | Documentary
Jeremy Paxman, presenter of the BBC's current affairs program Newsnight examines the life and times of the Victorian era. In the first program he focuses on the styles of Victorian artists ... See full summary »
Stars: Jeremy Paxman, Ian Maine, Alasdair Bruce, Conrad Varley
Votes: 73
56. The Impressionists: Painting and Revolution (2011– )
60 min | Documentary
Art writer Waldemar Januszczak explores the revolutionary achievements of the Impressionists.
Star: Waldemar Januszczak
Votes: 149
57. Landmarks of Western Art: Impressionism & Post-Impressionism (2003 Video)
Not Rated | 50 min | Documentary
Never was a world so completely turned upside down as with the arrival of the Impressionist School. Cezanne, Seurat and Manet all produced inspirational and at the time even controversial ... See full summary »
58. Sex and Sensibility: The Allure of Art Nouveau (2012)
59 min | Documentary
A look at how the Art Nouveau movement flourished in the burgeoning cities of Europe at the end of the 19th century.
Star: Stephen Smith
Votes: 36
59. They Drew Fire (2000 TV Movie)
56 min | Documentary
The story of World War II combat artists and their art.
Director: Brian Lanker | Stars: Jason Robards, Franklin Boggs, Howard Brodie, Manuel Bromberg
Votes: 35
60. Degenerate Art (1993 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
This is a documentary from 1993 about the art exhibit under the Nazi regime of what they considered to be the most corrupting and corrosive examples of what they called 'Entartete Kunst' or... See full summary »
Director: David Grubin | Stars: David McCullough, Sander Gilman, Peter Guenther, Robert Hughes
Votes: 57
61. Modern Masters (2010– )
Documentary
Stars: Alastair Sooke, Dennis Hopper, Mary Woronov, Gerard Malanga
Votes: 96
63. Early America Video Art Gallery (2007 Video)
75 min | History
This is a photo essay featuring American antiques, early country, artifacts, quilts & pottery, colonial architecture and much more.
Directors: William Holt, Donald Hertz | Star: Carole Holt
64.
Art in the Twenty-First Century (2001– )
Episode:
Power
(2005)
TV-PG | 56 min | Documentary
From politics to mass media, the theme of power pervades daily life and is reflected in the ideas and concerns of contemporary artists. The Art:21 documentary "Power" explores the work of ... See full summary »
Stars: Laylah Ali, Ida Applebroog, Guo-Qiang Cai, David Alan Grier
65. Beautiful Losers (2008)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Music
This documentary follows the lives and careers of a collective group of Do-it-yourself artists and designers who inadvertently affected the art world.
Directors: Aaron Rose, Joshua Leonard | Stars: Julian Bennett Holmes, Thomas Campbell, Shepard Fairey, Jo Jackson
Votes: 1,423 | Gross: $0.06M
67. Art Museums of the World (2004–2005)
30 min | Documentary
A tour of the top art museums of the world, filmed in High Definition.
Votes: 15
68. Museum Secrets (2011– )
Documentary
Museum Secrets is a TV series on History Television in Canada and a website with videos and games; exploring the world's renowned museums and their most enigmatic objects. Narrated by ... See full summary »
Stars: Colm Feore, Jesse Blaze Snider, Joe Medeiros, Gianmarco D'Agostino
Votes: 206
69. Une visite au Louvre (2004)
49 min | Documentary
A visit to the Louvre in Paris commentated by an actor reading Cézanne.
Directors: Danièle Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub | Stars: Julie Koltaï, Jean-Marie Straub
Votes: 245
70. Treasures of the Louvre (2013 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary
This is a documentary about the history of the Louvre museum, the building and the historical people influencing it as reflected in the various treasures inside it.
Director: Alastair Laurence | Star: Andrew Hussey
Votes: 61
71. National Gallery (2014)
Not Rated | 180 min | Documentary
A documentary that goes inside one of the great museums of the world: The National Gallery in London.
Director: Frederick Wiseman | Stars: Leanne Benjamin, Kausikan Rajeshkumar, Jo Shapcott, Edward Watson
Votes: 1,659 | Gross: $0.10M
72. The Great Museum (2014)
Not Rated | 94 min | Documentary
An in-depth look at daily life at one of the most famous cultural institutions in the world, The Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.
Director: Johannes Holzhausen | Stars: Arnout Balis, Christian Beaufort-Spontin, Marcello Farabegoli, Sylvia Ferino-Pagden
Votes: 424
73. Armandino e il madre (2010)
15 min | Short, Comedy
Director: Valeria Golino | Stars: Gianluca Di Gennaro, Esther Garrel, Denis Nikolic, Iaia Forte
Votes: 22
74.
Gallery Tours (2004– )
Episode:
Museum of Modern Art: Mexico City - Cultural Identity
Star: Dion Graham
75. Roma (1972)
R | 120 min | Comedy, Drama
A fluid, unconnected and sometimes chaotic procession of scenes detailing the various people and events of life in Italy's capital, most of it based on director Federico Fellini's life.
Director: Federico Fellini | Stars: Britta Barnes, Peter Gonzales Falcon, Fiona Florence, Pia De Doses
Votes: 13,807 | Gross: $0.73M
76. Venice (2004– )
240 min | Documentary
Documentary series telling the story of the birth of Venice, one of the most beautiful and romantic cities in the world.
Stars: Francesco da Mosto, Alessandro Bressanello
Votes: 140
77. Paris mil neuf cent (1947)
74 min | Documentary
Documentary limning the life of Paris and its citizens during "La Belle Epoque," the years between 1900 and 1914. Beginning with the Paris Exposition of 1900 and the completion of the ... See full summary »
Director: Nicole Védrès | Stars: Claude Dauphin, René Alexandre, Guillaume Apollinaire, Régina Badet
Votes: 178
78. Forever (II) (2006)
Unrated | 95 min | Documentary
Forever is a film about the power and vitality of art and a place where love and death go hand in hand and beauty lives on: the Père-Lachaise cemetery in Paris.
Director: Heddy Honigmann | Stars: Yoshino Kimura, Bertrand Beyern, Camille Solari
Votes: 342
79. Masterpieces of Vienna (2007– )
90 min | Documentary
Stars: Daniel Evans, Frank Whitford, Peter Fonagy, Brenda Maddox
80. Souls of Naples (2005)
94 min | Documentary
The incomparable splendor of Naples, situated in the shadow of a volcano and by the blue sea of an enormous bay, inspired Johann Wolfgang von Goethe to the famous statement: "See Naples and... See full summary »
Director: Vincent Monnikendam
Votes: 63
81. O Pintor e a Cidade (1956)
26 min | Documentary, Short
A painter wanders around the city of Oporto painting what he sees: old and modern buildings, people arriving and leaving work in the factories, children playing.
Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Star: António Cruz
Votes: 248
82. The City of Photographers (2006)
80 min | Documentary
A film about the fearless photographers and photojournalists who documented strikes, demonstrations, protests etc during the Chilean military regime of Augusto Pinochet, sometimes risking their very lives.
Director: Sebastián Moreno | Stars: Verónica De Negri, José Durán, Paz Errázuriz, Julia Garrido
Votes: 191
83. Les dites cariatides (1984)
Not Rated | 12 min | Documentary, Short
A documentary of the caryatids in Paris accompanied by the poetry of Baudelaire and the music of Offenbach.
Director: Agnès Varda | Star: Agnès Varda
Votes: 841
84. Spray Jet (1986)
15 min | Documentary, Short
Three artists from São Paulo - Leda Catunda, Leonilson and Ciro Cozzolino - talk about their work and the rebirth of painting through pop, conceptual art and graffiti.
Director: Ana Maria Magalhães | Stars: Leonilson, Leda Catunda, Ciro Cozzolino, Helena Ignez
Votes: 9
85. The Other Bank (1995)
Documentary
The only 1 of 5 artists interviewed in the 1990 Bumming In Beijing, Sen Mou had organized an unsuccessful stage attempt at capturing the disappointment by young actors at the transition from a failed Communism to a more capitalist China.
Director: Yue Jiang
Votes: 17
86. Orient Top Town (2011)
Not Rated | 83 min | Documentary, News
Contemporary visual artists in Shanghai and real estate developers forms a curious partnership amidst a construction boom in the run up to Shanghai hosting World Expo 2010.
Director: Gina See-yuen Wong | Stars: Feng Kwai Lim, Wu Xie, Shi Jin
87. Our City Dreams (2008)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary
Filmed over the course of two years, "Our City Dreams" is the story of a woman's struggles and successes as an artist in New York City.
Director: Chiara Clemente | Stars: Marina Abramovic, Ghada Amer, Caledonia Curry, Kiki Smith
Votes: 115 | Gross: $0.03M
88. Leonardo (2003)
180 min | Documentary, History
An exploration of the life of Leonardo da Vinci.
Stars: Mark Rylance, Che Cartwright, Sherwin Nuland, Evelyn Welch
Votes: 176
89. Da Vinci: The Lost Treasure (2011)
Documentary
Fiona Bruce, a British Television journalist, uncovers the story of Leonardo da Vinci, who is considered to be one of the greatest artists that ever lived. She visits, Florence, New York, ... See full summary »
Directors: Julian Birkett, Roger Parsons | Star: Fiona Bruce
Votes: 54
90. The Titan: Story of Michelangelo (1950)
Not Rated | 70 min | Documentary
The life and works of the great artist Michelangelo Buonarroti are shown against the historical background of his time. It begins with his earliest artworks, and follows his life and career... See full summary »
Directors: Robert J. Flaherty, Richard Lyford, Curt Oertel | Star: Fredric March
Votes: 130
91. The Divine Michelangelo (2004 TV Movie)
120 min | Documentary
In the year that the David celebrates its 500th anniversary, BBC ONE brings to life the story of one of the most gifted, and tempestuous, artists in history.
Directors: Tim Dunn, Stuart Elliott | Stars: Susannah York, Stephen Noonan, Roy Holder, Remo Masini
Votes: 126
92. Michelangelo Eye to Eye (2004)
G | 15 min | Documentary, Short
Michelangelo Eye to Eye is a meditation on mortality which observes the director Michelangelo Antonioni contemplating Michelangelo's statues in St Peter's.
Director: Michelangelo Antonioni | Star: Michelangelo Antonioni
Votes: 456
93. Tableau avec chutes (1997)
Director: Claudio Pazienza | Stars: Claude Semal, Noël Godin, Carmela Locantore
Votes: 11
94. Rembrandt's J'Accuse...! (2008)
Not Rated | 86 min | Documentary, Mystery
An 'essayistic' documentary in which Greenaway's fierce criticism of today's visual illiteracy is argued by means of a forensic search of Rembrandt's Nightwatch. Greenaway explains the ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Greenaway | Stars: Martin Freeman, Eva Birthistle, Jodhi May, Emily Holmes
Votes: 984
95.
The South Bank Show (1978– )
Episode:
Vermeer: Light, Love and Silence
(1996)
Documentary
Director: Michael Gill | Stars: John Berger, Melvyn Bragg, Jonathan Miller
Votes: 6
96. Vermeer: Master of Light (2001 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
Meryl Streep narrates this technologically complex profile of Vermeer.
Director: Joe Krakora | Star: Meryl Streep
Votes: 51
97. 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: 8,557 | Gross: $1.66M
98. Nainsukh (2010)
Not Rated | 90 min | Biography, Drama, History
A depiction of royalty in former hill state of Guler in form of paintings by a lineage of period artists. These depictions are recreated for visual understanding of the circumstances behind... See full summary »
Director: Amit Dutta | Stars: Manish Soni, Nitin Goel, Rajesh. K.
Votes: 276
99. The Impressionists: Manet (2003 Video)
50 min | Documentary
This program tells the story of one of the art world's most colorful characters. A true maverick and a highly controversial figure in his day, Edouard Manet became a father figure to the ... See full summary »
100.
Omnibus (1967–2003)
Episode:
Mad About Monet
(1999)
Not Rated | Documentary, Biography, Music
Mad About Monet.
Stars: Vivian Russell, Paul Hayes Tucker, John House, Richard Cork
Votes: 11
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