Painting in Cinema

1770. Marianne is a painter, secretly commissioned to paint the wedding portrait of Héloïse, a young woman who has just left the convent.

BIG EYES tells the scandalous true story of one of the greatest frauds in the history of art.

An unknown and unhappy painter suddenly decides to quit his job and move to a small town in Normandie.

French-American artist Niki flees the McCarthy era to France with her family. Haunted by troubling memories, art becomes her salvation.

In 1961, a 60 year old taxi driver stole Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. It was the first (and remains ...

When French painter Pierre Bonnard met Marthe de Méligny, he didn’t know this self-proclaimed aristocrat would become the cornerstone of his life and work. ...

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When two of artist Barbora Kysilkova’s most valuable paintings are stolen from a gallery at Frogner in Oslo, the police are able to find the thief after ...

Pedro earns his money in chat rooms. As NeonBoy he slowly paints his naked body and streams his act on the internet. Debuted at the Berlinale Panorama ...

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After Émile Zola writes a novel about a fictional painter, he runs into conflict with his old friend, Paul Cézanne.

In a story depicted in oil painted animation, a young man comes to the hometown of Van Gogh to deliver the troubled artist's final letter. A year after ...

Inspired by real events and spanning three eras of German history, film tells the story of Kurt, a young art student who falls in love with fellow student, ...

In this soulful love story, housekeeper Maudie Lewis pursues an artistic career with her husband's support.

Yolande Moreau is an uneducated and devout housekeeper who at night creates boldly original paintings. Real Moreau is now considered one of the most significant ...