My Rembrandt (2019), David Lynch: The Art Life (2016), ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway (2005), Nico-Icon (1995), Brillo Box (3 Cents Off) (2016), Gypsy Caravan (2006), Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child (2010), The Royal Ballet (1960) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Art Documentary movies.
Storyline: Rembrandt, the grandmaster of intimacy rocks the art world; 350 years after his death, many people, even entire nations are obsessed with his paintings. Aristocrats cherish, experts rule, art dealers investigate, collectors hunt, museums battle. The epic documentary MY REMBRANDT dives deep into the art world of Old Masters, exploring the motives of its elite.
Plot Keywords: art, documentary, netherlands, painting, museum, art market, cultural heritage ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: The life and career of iconic director David Lynch are explored in more than 20 conversations recorded with him at his home.
Plot Keywords: documentary, artist, biography, filmmaking, artistic creation, director, personal history ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Filmmaker Dori Berinstein charts the evolution of four Broadway shows from inception to Tony Awards during the 2003-2004 season: "Wicked," "Taboo," "Avenue Q" and "Caroline, or Change." Featured cast members and producers include Idina Menzel, Rosie O'Donnell, Boy George, Alan Cumming and Euan Morton.
Plot Keywords: documentary, broadway, musical, theater, behind the scenes, creative process, actor's life ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Filmmaker Susan Ofteringer profiles German model, cult figure and heroin addict Nico, nee Christa Paffgen.
Plot Keywords: documentary, biography, music, art, underground culture, avant-garde, experimental film ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: An Andy Warhol sculpture travels from a family's living room to an auction at Christie's.
Plot Keywords: documentary, art, art market, auction, art history, culture, modern art ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Combining footage from 1999 and 2001 tours, this documentary follows five different gypsy bands as they perform across America. Their music is as diverse as their home countries, from Indian raga tunes to upbeat, fiddle-driven Romanian pieces. Despite their varied backgrounds, the musicians are united by their common identification with the "roma" gypsy culture. As the tour progresses, the musicians begin playing together, fusing their styles into new hybrids.
Plot Keywords: music documentary, travel, music festival, multicultural, performing arts, musicians, road movie ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A thoughtful portrait of a renowned artist, this documentary shines the spotlight on New York City painter Jean-Michel Basquiat. Featuring extensive interviews conducted by Basquiat's friend, filmmaker Tamra Davis, the production reveals how he dealt with being a black artist in a predominantly white field. The film also explores Basquiat's rise in the art world, which led to a close relationship with Andy Warhol, and looks at how the young painter coped with acclaim, scrutiny and fame.
Plot Keywords: documentary, art, biography, painter, new york, 1980s, rise to fame ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Filmed on the stage of London's Covent Garden. Includes extracts from Swan lake, Ondine & The Firebird.
Plot Keywords: ballet, dance film, performing arts, stage performance, black and white film, 1960s, british culture ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Documentary about the Royal Ballet. Includes selections from "Les Sylphides" and "The Sleeping Beauty".
Plot Keywords: ballet, british culture, art documentary, black and white film, 1960s, dance film, cultural heritage ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: WYETH tells the story of one of America's most popular, but least understood, artists. While his exhibitions routinely broke attendance records, art world critics continually assaulted his work. Through unprecedented access to Wyeth family members, archival materials, and his work, WYETH presents the most complete portrait of the artist ever - bearing witness to a legacy just at the moment it is evolving.
Plot Keywords: biography, documentary, art, painter, realism, painting, cultural heritage ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: During the mid-19th century, in what is now South Dakota, Crazy Horse (Michael Greyeyes) of the Oglala Sioux rises to prominence in his tribe. He falls in love with the married Black Buffalo Woman (Irene Bedard), and uses his trance-like visions to help his uncle, Chief Red Cloud (Wes Studi), and his people fight for independence against the advancing American forces. Eventually, they defeat General Custer (Peter Horton) and his men, but they then must face the reality of Westward expansion.
Plot Keywords: documentary, dance, performing arts, paris, cabaret, art film, french cinema ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Jim Jarmusch, Debbie Harry and others discuss the No Wave and Cinema of Transgression movements that took place in New York in the late 1970s and early '80s.
Plot Keywords: independent film, documentary, experimental film, 1970s, 1980s, film history, counterculture ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Who is Frank Gehry, and what makes the rule-breaking architect tick? That's what filmmaker -- and friend of Gehry -- Sydney Pollack aims to find out in this documentary. Pollack is afforded extensive access into the life and work of the man who designed such buildings as the Guggenheim of Spain and the Disney Concert Hall in California. Through interviews with fellow friends and admirers, Pollack examines the 77-year-old's creative process and his rise to prominence in the world of architecture.
Plot Keywords: documentary, architecture, biography, art, creativity, los angeles, culture ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: The cartoon rabbit that was artist Ray Johnson's signature serves as the inspiration for the title of this documentary that examines the work, life and untimely death of this one-of-a-kind artist. Interviews of fellow contemporary artists like Christo and Billy Name shine a light on the professional work and private life of Johnson, while archival video shows him in his element creating his unique artwork that combined everything from Pop Art images, rubber stamps and collage.
Plot Keywords: documentary, art, biography, experimental film, mysterious death, art history, art documentary ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: The story of how an eccentric French shop-keeper and amateur film-maker attempted to locate and befriend Banksy, only to have the artist turn the camera back on its owner. The film contains footage of Banksy, Shephard Fairey, Invader and many of the world's most infamous graffiti artists at work.—Sundance Film Festival
Plot Keywords: documentary, art world, satire, prank, art market, cultural phenomenon, social commentary ...
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