movies about or by artists
10-14-02, 06:09 PM
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movies about or by artists
i'd like to put together a collection of films based on/by artists. i'm familiar with a lot of films about artists and their lives but less so about films made by or in collaboration with an artist (i.e. dali and spellbound, cocteau, etc.) i realize 'artist' can pertain to directors, etc. but in regards to this i mean fine artists (picasso, pollock, van gogh, etc.) they don't have to be acurate since the majority don't even come close! thanks in advance!
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10-14-02, 11:34 PM
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pollock, lust for life, agony and the ecstacy, spellbound, orphic trilogy, beauty & the beast, basquiat, who shot andy warhol and the movies by warhol.
what am i missing???
what am i missing???
10-14-02, 11:36 PM
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Julian Schnabel made "Basquiat" about... well, Basquiat.
Also, he made "Before Night Falls", which was nominated for many awards. Schnabel quickly dismissed or condemned any competition.
Also, Salvador Dali was co-director of surrealist piece "Le Chien Andelou".
Also, he made "Before Night Falls", which was nominated for many awards. Schnabel quickly dismissed or condemned any competition.
Also, Salvador Dali was co-director of surrealist piece "Le Chien Andelou".
10-14-02, 11:57 PM
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Here's the opening of the review from allmovie.com:
Miguel Pinero became a leading figure in New York's art scene during the 1970s as a poet, actor, and playwright whose vibrant, often pointed, work spoke directly to the lower classes and to disenfranchised minorities...
"My Left Foot" (1989) is based on the cerebral palsy victin Christy Brown who becomes an author / painter / fundraiser. http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=A34071
Here's are a couple of other movies that I've not seen and do not appear to be available on DVD, but you might want to keep an eye on them:
Van Gogh, 1991: http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=A81714
Surviving Picasso, 1996: http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=A136156
Finally, here is a list of biographies from allmovie.com, which is where I found the above titles. I may have missed some, or you might want to look at people other than painters. http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=M2D|||588
Incidentally, this sounds like a neat idea, collecting DVDs about painters. It will be an interesting collection.
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10-16-02, 04:07 PM
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I just caught this 2002 film at a festival screening. It's about a late 19th century Korean prodigy and painter Ohwon Jang Seung-Ub (sp?). It's a very nice sweeping portrait of an artist while social change lurks in the background. Min-sik Choi turns in a great performance as a man for whom discipline and formalities are burdens rather than assets for an artist. The painting scenes are rightfully beautiful and pensive.
I just caught this 2002 film at a festival screening. It's about a late 19th century Korean prodigy and painter Ohwon Jang Seung-Ub (sp?). It's a very nice sweeping portrait of an artist while social change lurks in the background. Min-sik Choi turns in a great performance as a man for whom discipline and formalities are burdens rather than assets for an artist. The painting scenes are rightfully beautiful and pensive.
10-16-02, 07:26 PM
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10-16-02, 10:14 PM
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Jacques Rivette's La Belle Noiseuse (1991)
The Mystery Of Picasso (1955)
Victor Erice's The Quince Tree Sun (1992) - I haven't seen it, but I hear it's wonderful.
The Mystery Of Picasso (1955)
Victor Erice's The Quince Tree Sun (1992) - I haven't seen it, but I hear it's wonderful.
10-27-02, 11:38 AM
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Originally posted by hgar78
just found 'goya in bordeaux' at DDD. havent heard about this, anyone have thoughts?
just found 'goya in bordeaux' at DDD. havent heard about this, anyone have thoughts?
There are so many, but one that comes to mind immediately is Jane Campion's An Angel At My Table about writer Janet Frame.
10-27-02, 01:00 PM
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Really really bad, though with some interesting imagery and stagey surrealism.
Really really bad, though with some interesting imagery and stagey surrealism.
another i forgot about is the one about the female sculptor camille claudel. haven't seen it either.
also, anyone heard about when 'surviving picasso' might be released on dvd?
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10-27-02, 06:20 PM
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really that bad? what's wrong with the film...boring, badly acted, ridiculous script???
really that bad? what's wrong with the film...boring, badly acted, ridiculous script???
10-28-02, 03:27 PM
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I have Goya in Bordeaux, but haven't watched it all of the way through. Not that I thought it was horrible, but just got distracted and never returned to the movie. I'll watch it tonight.
It is a Spanish language film, and the director was Carlos Saura. Here is the review from Allmovie.com:
It is a Spanish language film, and the director was Carlos Saura. Here is the review from Allmovie.com:
Carlos Saura, one of the finest and most distinctive filmmakers in the Spanish cinema, wrote and directed this biographical epic concerning one of Spain's greatest artists, the painter Francisco de Goya y Lucientes. On his deathbed, Goya (Francisco Rabal), attended by his mistress, Leocadia (Eulalia Ramon) and their daughter, Rosario (Dafne Fernandez), is plagued by hallucinations and frequent visions of the beautiful Cayetana (Maribel Verdu) as his mind reels through the events of his life. As a young man, Goya (played in his younger days by Jose Coronado) became the court painter to King Charles and the Royal Family, where he created technically skillful but uninteresting portraits and was invited to a number of royal functions. At one such affair, Goya first met Cayetana, the Duchess of Alba, and he was immediately smitten; they became lovers, and she was both the subject and inspiration of several major works, including "Desnuda" and "La Maja Vestida." Goya's work developed a dark undercurrent after Napoleon invaded Spain and he took up with Leocadia, creating disturbing images that alienated his patrons and frightened his children. In time, the decline of the court and a changing political climate forced Goya to seek exile in France in 1824, where he would die four years later. Goya In Bordeaux was a project that Saura had dreamed of filming for years, and he was ably assisted in recreating the look of Goya's paintings by master cinematographer Vittorio Storaro. — Mark Deming
01-25-03, 09:35 PM
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If you are still looking...
"The Mystery of Picasso" was just released on DVD. It is a 1956 documentary about the painter and features him painting 20 some odd paintings, including one in real time.
I've not seen it, but the review I saw was good.
http://www.deepdiscountdvd.com/dvd.cfm?itemID=IMA000577
"The Mystery of Picasso" was just released on DVD. It is a 1956 documentary about the painter and features him painting 20 some odd paintings, including one in real time.
I've not seen it, but the review I saw was good.
http://www.deepdiscountdvd.com/dvd.cfm?itemID=IMA000577
01-26-03, 01:43 AM
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This is probably going to be a cop out, but David Lynch started his artistic career as a painter. In fact, the reason he went into movies is because he wanted to make moving paintings. I would suggest picking up his early films DVD from his website, and hopefully Eraserhead will also be available there soon.
And while everyone knows Salvador Dali collaborated on Un Chien Andalou, most people don't know that he also worked on Bunuel's second film, L'Age d'Or (The Age of Gold). However, this film is almost impossible to find.
Robert Altman did a miniseries in Britain called Vincent and Theo, about Van Gogh.
There is an upcoming film, Max, where John Cusack plays Max Rothman, a German art dealer in the 1920's, who tries to help a young artist by the name of Adolf Hitler.
And while everyone knows Salvador Dali collaborated on Un Chien Andalou, most people don't know that he also worked on Bunuel's second film, L'Age d'Or (The Age of Gold). However, this film is almost impossible to find.
Robert Altman did a miniseries in Britain called Vincent and Theo, about Van Gogh.
There is an upcoming film, Max, where John Cusack plays Max Rothman, a German art dealer in the 1920's, who tries to help a young artist by the name of Adolf Hitler.
01-26-03, 04:45 AM
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Originally posted by Suprmallet
This is probably going to be a cop out, but David Lynch started his artistic career as a painter. In fact, the reason he went into movies is because he wanted to make moving paintings.
This is probably going to be a cop out, but David Lynch started his artistic career as a painter. In fact, the reason he went into movies is because he wanted to make moving paintings.
