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While on a trip to Paris with his fiancée's family, a nostalgic screenwriter finds himself mysteriously going back to the 1920s every day at...

Genre: Fantasy

Cast: Owen Wilson

Katherine Watson is a recent UCLA graduate hired to teach art history at the prestigious all-female Wellesley College, in 1953. Determined to...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Julia Roberts

A daughter is constantly overshadowed by her famous father, but she is determined to make her own mark in the world.

Genre: Animation

Cast: Anne Watanabe

Tim Jenison, a Texas based inventor, attempts to solve one of the greatest mysteries in all art: How did Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer manage to...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Tim Jenison

Sabine vows to give up married lovers, and is determined to find a good husband. Her best friend Clarisse introduces her to her cousin Edmond, a busy...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Béatrice Romand

Queen Elizabeth I visits late 1970s England to find a depressing landscape where life has changed since her time.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Jenny Runacre

M.C. Escher is among the most intriguing of artists. In 1956 he challenged the laws of perspective with his graphic Print Gallery and his uncompleted...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Denys Arcand

A portrait of the visionary Dutch artist M. C. Escher (1898-1972), according to his own words, taken from his diary, his correspondence and the texts...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Alexander van Breemen

In November 15, 2017, the painting Salvator Mundi, attributed to Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), was sold for an unprecedented $450...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Robert Simon

A short film by Peter Greenaway. It depicts the painting The Wedding Feast at Cana by Paolo Veronese, through mixed media and shows different...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Peter Greenaway

X-ray images were invented in 1895, the same year in which the Lumière brothers presented their respective invention in what today is...

Genre: Documentary

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The many references in contemporary film to Edward Hopper's works, as well as the widespread reproduction of some of his paintings have made his...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Wim Wenders

Dangling from a high window, a young non-binary person is on the cusp of life and death. Flashes of film, literature, art (paintings) and cultural...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Thomas Eremia

We go behind the scenes and into the minds of artists as they capture, commemorate, and, at times, condemn our presidents.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Salvatore Vecchio

For more than a decade, Reichsmarschall Hermann Goering, Adolf Hitler's right-hand man during the infamous Third Reich, assembled a collection of...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Micky Sébastian

French writer Jean-Claude Carrière (1931-2021) traces the life and work of Spanish painter Francisco de Goya (1746-1828).

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Jean-Claude Carrière

Claude Monet was an avid horticulturist and arguably the most important painter of gardens in the history of art, but he was not alone. Great artists...

Genre: Documentary

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Acquired in July 1909 by art collector Wilhelm von Bode (1845-1929), director general of the Prussian Art Collections and founding director of the...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Peter Garloff

An account of the life and work of Swiss painter, sculptor, architect and designer H. R. Giger (1940-2014), tormented father of creatures as fearsome...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: H. R. Giger

What started as a simple tomb became over a 2,000 years history the universal seat of Christendom and is today one of the most visited museum in the...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Cédric Zimmerlin

In the show, selected applicants each present a curiosity, rarity or antique they have brought with them. Once they have received their expertise,...

Genre: Talk

Cast: Horst Lichter

Genre: Talk

Cast: Horst Lichter

Nabi, Rafaël and Mona are small but boy can they talk up a storm as they comment, in their own particular way, on all of the masterpieces in the...

Genre: Animation

Cast: Élodie Hiolle

Channel 4 documentary series covering all branches of the arts.

Genre: Documentary

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An alternative history of the British Isles, told through art. Looking at 1,500 years and eight dramatic turning points, acclaimed artists and...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: David Threlfall

This two-part, four-hour documentary delves into the world of a 15th-century art titan and unravels his journey while shedding light on his lasting...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Keith David

An intimate portrait of the lives of the artists, founders of modern art, who lived in Montmartre from 1900 until the liberation of France from the...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Amira Casar

Through a combination of interviews and studio reconstructions, recount the gripping stories behind those who have excavated and stolen masterpieces.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Aindrea Emelife

First broadcast on October 2, 1989, these 18 original 30-minute episodes provide a panorama of 2000 years of architecture, painting and sculpture,...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Michael Wood

The greatest art works of all time - born of war and bloodshed - as rival artists Michelangelo, Leonardo and Raphael compete to craft beauty from...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Charles Dance

Nigel Spivey reveals how the images which surround us today come from the ancient world. It's an epic journey spanning five continents and a hundred...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Nigel Spivey

A look into Frida Kahlo's world, revealing an artist driven by politics, power, sex and identity, with her epic love affair with Diego Rivera at the...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Gabriela Cerda

Supported by stunning 3D graphics, Dr. Darius Arya explains the purpose and architectural significance of ancient Roman buildings.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Darius Arya

In his most personal project to date, Simon Schama looks back at the dramatic history that has played out in his lifetime. Best known for writing...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Simon Schama

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...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Andrew Graham-Dixon

A history of American art with Waldemar Januszczak

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Waldemar Januszczak

Contemplate the "anti-art" spirit of Dadaism, its nihilistic yet humorous indictment of civilization and bizarre use of unconventional media. In the...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Sharon Latchaw Hirsh

Women write art history – but in turn are systematically ignored by it. LOST WOMEN ART tells the story of the suppressed female avant-garde and...

Genre: Documentary

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In an absorbing study, Andrew Graham-Dixon tells the story of a national art that conveys passion, precision, hope and renewal. He juxtaposes...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Andrew Graham-Dixon

Art historian Waldemar Januszczak uncovers the secret meanings hidden within some of the greatest paintings by Van Gogh, Gauguin, Cezanne and Seurat .

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Waldemar Januszczak