Painter movies and TV shows – page 5

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Goya or the Hard Path of Knowledge (1971)
Genre: Drama
Country: East Germany, Soviet Union, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia
Duration: 136 min.
Story: As a painter in the court of King Carlos IV, Goya has attained wealth and reputation. He believes in King and Church, yet he is also a Spaniard who dearly loves his people. This contradiction presents him with a dilemma.
Style: heartbreaking, independent film, 70mm film
Plot: inquisition, painter, art, art history, french revolution, painting, religious, artist, napoleonic wars, philosophy, time machine, napoleonic era ...
Time: 18th century, 19th century, 1800s
Place: east germany, soviet union, germany, ukraine, madrid ...
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 6.7
 870
My Nikifor (2004)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 97 min.
Story: From his birth in 1895 through his death in 1968, the gifted Polish naïve artist Nikifor Krynicki (AKA Epifan Drowniak) lived his life and eked out a career cloaked in obscurity - a casualty of both his extreme speech impediment (his tongue was ...
Style: captivating, realistic, serious, atmospheric, gloomy
Plot: art, painter, genius, prodigy, couples, celebrity culture, tragic love, family life, love and romance, couple relations, society, lifestyle ...
Time: 60s, 20th century
Place: poland
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The Adventures of Picasso (1978)
Genre: Biography, Comedy
Country: Sweden
Duration: 115 min.
Story: Already in his childhood, Pablo Picasso shows talent for painting and is sent to the Academy of Arts in Madrid. He becomes a painter but has to live in Paris in poverty. But one day he is discovered by a rich American millionaire and starts to earn ...
Style: surreal, saga, semi serious, humorous, slapstick ...
Plot: painter, art, artist, painting, fictional biography, art history, female nudity, military, modernism, world war one, famous, couples ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: new york, paris france, spain, montmartre paris, france ...
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 6.4
 4K
Incognito (1997)
Genre: Crime, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Harry Donovan is an art forger who paints fake Rembrandt picture for $500,000. The girl he meets and gets into bed with in Paris, Marieke, turns out to be an arts expert Harry's clients are using to check the counterfeit picture he painted.
Style: suspense, tense, enigmatic, intense, realistic ...
Plot: forgery, art, betrayal, artist, secrets, twists and turns, lone hero, police investigation, painter, frame up, nude model, female nudity ...
Time: 90s, year 1997
Place: france, new york, paris france, europe, usa ...
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Da Vinci's Demons (2013)
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, Fantasy, History, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The series follows the "untold" story of Leonardo Da Vinci: the genius during his early years in Renaissance Florence. As a 25-year old artist, inventor, swordsman, lover, dreamer and idealist, he struggles to live within the confines of ...
Style: exciting, intellectual, captivating, witty, serious ...
Audience: adult
Plot: renaissance, prodigy, leonardo da vinci, inventions and discoveries, inventor, sex scene, escapades, shrewd, talented, medieval, intelligence, lust ...
Time: 15th century, medieval times, future
Place: italy, europe, wales, syria, florence ...
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Dora Heldt: Wind aus West mit starken Böen (2016)
Genre: Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 92 min.
TV show
Story: A researcher returns to her home island Sylt, Germany, in the context of a business trip and is confronted with her past love and her sister.
Style: psychological, humorous, sincere, contemplative, captivating
Plot: painter, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, strong female character, sister sister relationship, secret, two sisters, painting, strong female lead, alzheimer's disease, lost love, fall in love, explorer ...
Place: hamburg germany
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The Lovers on the Bridge (1991)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 125 min.
Story: Set against Paris' oldest bridge, the Pont Neuf, while it was closed for repairs, this film is a love story between two young vagrants: Alex, a would be circus performer addicted to alcohol and sedatives and Michele, a painter driven to a life ...
Style: romantic, art house, atmospheric, enigmatic, touching ...
Audience: date night
Plot: homeless, beggar, love, painting, painter, love story, loneliness, fall in love, couple relations, love affair, rise and fall, life is a bitch ...
Time: year 1991, 90s
Place: paris france, france, europe
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 6.9
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Home Care (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Czech Republic, Slovakia
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Dedicated home care nurse Vlasta attends her whimsical patients in Czech wine country and lives for her husband Lada and her daughter, but one day things change and Vlasta is forced to reach outside of her comfort zone. Drama and gentle humor ...
Style: captivating, touching, talky, sincere, disturbing ...
Plot: alternative medicine, wedding ceremony, painter, medicine, death, hospital, patient, cancer, physician, nurse patient relationship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, father daughter relationship ...
Time: 21st century
Place: europe, central europe
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Monet: Shadow and Light (1999)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 54 min.
Story: Monet's glorious summer of painting ends abruptly with harsh attacks from his father and art critics. He intends to abandon everything, but is convinced otherwise by aspiring young artist Daniel. Having been abandoned by his own father, Daniel ...
Plot: painter, artist, art, art history, biopic, famous, teenage boy, friend, painting, friendship, boat, intergenerational friendship ...
Time: 1860s
Place: france
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Never Kiss a Man in a Christmas Sweater (2020)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: Single mom Maggie is facing Christmas alone until Lucas crashes into her life and becomes an unexpected house guest. Together they overcome Christmas while finding comfort in their growing bond.
Style: romantic, captivating, entertaining, light, christmas comedy ...
Plot: christmas, christmas romance, single mother, architect, brother brother relationship, mother daughter relationship, military base, painter, male female relationship, love affair, relationships, love and romance ...
Place: colorado
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The Vault of Horror (1973)
Genre: Horror
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: The sequel to Tales from the Crypt. Five strangers trapped in a basement vault converse about their recurring nightmares. Their stories include vampires, bodily dismemberment, east Indian mysticism, an insurance scam, and an artist who kills by ...
Style: anthology, surprise ending, slasher, grindhouse, dark fairy tale ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: vampire, painting, greed, buried alive, strangled to death, dream within a dream, artist, brother sister relationship, hanged man, supernatural power, husband wife relationship, female vampire ...
Time: 70s
Place: india, haiti, london
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 6.6
 1K
Cookies (1975)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Henri Serin, a sales rep in umbrellas who lives in Saumur, is bored with his life. Married to an unloving, uptight wife, who, unlike him, has no interest in sex, he is also rejected by his children. Thus, he spends most of his time travelling from ...
Style: sex comedy, erotic, anthology, semi serious, realistic ...
Plot: sexual exploration, painting, portrait, priest, beach, sexual initiation, bare chested male, painter, drunkenness, hotel, sex with a minor, clergy ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: brittany, france
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Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story: Escape from Alcatraz tells the story of the only three men ever to escape from the infamous maximum security prison at Alcatraz. In 29 years, the seemingly impenetrable federal penitentiary, which housed Al Capone and "Birdman" Robert ...
Style: suspense, atmospheric, suspenseful, realistic, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: prison, prison escape, alcatraz, escape, island, prison life, freedom, prison warden, harassment, jail, convict, prison guard ...
Time: 20th century, 60s, year 1979, year 1960, year 1962 ...
Place: san francisco, bay area, usa
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 8.1
 75K
Do Your Thing (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 183 min.
Story: Three inseparable childhood friends are just out of college. Nothing comes between them - until they each fall in love, and their wildly different approaches to relationships creates tension.
Style: feel good, semi serious, sentimental, humorous, entertaining ...
Audience: date night
Plot: male bonding, youth, friendship, painting, fall in love, nostalgia, dating, friendship between men, understanding, age difference, unlikely couple, best friend ...
Time: y2k, 21st century
Place: goa india, sydney australia, india, middle east, asia ...
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Don't Leave Home (2018)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: An American artist’s obsession with a disturbing urban legend leads her to an investigation of the story’s origins at the crumbling estate of a reclusive painter in Ireland.
Style: psychological, scary, tense, suspenseful, gothic ...
Plot: supernatural, investigation, painting, urban legend, painter, supernatural power, priest, ghost, isolation, secret, danger, uncover truth ...
Place: ireland
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Goltzius and The Pelican Company (2012)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, History
Country: UK, Netherlands, France, Croatia, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 128 min.
Story: Goltzius and the Pelican Company tells the story of Hendrik Goltzius, a late 16th century Dutch printer and engraver of erotic prints. A contemporary of Rembrandt and, indeed, more celebrated during his life, Goltzius seduces the Margrave of Alsace ...
Style: serious, captivating, realistic, stylized, art house ...
Audience: adult
Plot: taboo, obsession, sexuality, male nudity, prostitution, theater, sex scene, human nature, naked man, erection, painter, performer's life ...
Time: 16th century, 2010s
Place: europe
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 7.5
 454
Vincent (1987)
Genre: Animation, Biography, Drama
Country: Australia, Belgium
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A biography of Vincent van Gogh using only images and the letters he wrote to his brother Theo.
Style: spiritual, adult animation, anime, sad, independent film ...
Plot: art, biopic, artist, painter, art history, spirituality, artwork, famous, family relations, rise and fall, tragic hero, artists and showbiz ...
Time: year 1987
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 7.8
 128K
The Best Offer (2013)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 131 min.
Story: Virgil Oldman is a world renowned antiques expert and auctioneer. An eccentric genius, he leads a solitary life, going to extreme lengths to keep his distance from the messiness of human relationships. When appointed by the beautiful but emotionally ...
Style: twist ending, surprise ending, psychological, atmospheric, enigmatic ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: twists and turns, painting, art, loneliness, art collector, art theft, age difference, collector, obsession, deception, mysterious character, forgery ...
Time: y2k, year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place: europe, prague, vienna, italy
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Midnight in Paris (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Spain, USA, France
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A romantic comedy about a family traveling to the French capital for business. The party includes a young engaged couple forced to confront the illusion that a life different from their own is better.
Style: feel good, melancholic, surreal, romantic, sweet ...
Audience: date night, chick flick, girls' night, teens, adult
Plot: time travel, magic realism, painter, literature, art history, bohemian life, love and romance, writers, artist, nostalgia, fall in love, writer's life ...
Time: 2010s, 19th century, year 2011, 20th century, 1920s ...
Place: paris france, france, versailles, europe, iran ...
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 6.0
 7K
Effie Gray (2014)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 104 min.
Story: A look at the mysterious relationship between Victorian art critic John Ruskin and his teenage bride Effie Gray.
Style: emotional, captivating, stylized, realistic, serious ...
Audience: teens
Plot: biopic, love, art critic, unfulfillment, self discovery, crumbling marriage, couples, love and romance, fall in love, painter, love triangle, art ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, ancient times
Place: england, britain, europe, scotland, london
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Brush with Fate (2003)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A mystery hidden for generations. Now the truth will finally be revealed.
Plot: painter, artist, biopic, art history, art, nazi, flood, painting, german soldier, school teacher, runaway, pigeon ...
Time: 17th century, 1800s, 18th century, 1880s, 1940s
Place: amsterdam, holland, netherlands
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A Soul Haunted by Painting (1994)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: China, France, Taiwan
Duration: 130 min.
Story: At the beginning of the twentieth century, Yu-liang leaves a brothel in a small Chinese town, to become the second wife of Mr. Pan. While Pan is away at the revolution in Yunnan, Yu-liang learns to paint and takes art classes at the Shanghai Art ...
Style: sincere, sexual, serious, realistic
Plot: biopic, painter, artist, art, famous, ambition, rise to the top, unfulfillment, artists and showbiz, life is a bitch, couples, road not taken ...
Place: china, paris france, france, asia, europe ...
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Oscar: The Color of Destiny (2008)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 108 min.
Story: "Óscar. The Color of Destiny" is a revealing portrayal of a forgotten icon of French Surrealism: Spanish painter Óscar Domínguez, contemporary of Picasso. The film rediscovers the life of a talented artist who was ignored after he ...
Plot: art, painter, lesbian sex, artist, famous, biopic, art history, nazi, self loathing, nazi occupation, world war two, loneliness ...
Place: paris france
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 6.6
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The Moderns (1988)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story: Nick Hart is a struggling American artist who lives amongst the expatriate community in 1920s Paris. He spends most of his time drinking and socializing in local café's and pestering gallery owner Libby Valentin to sell his paintings. He ...
Style: clever, humorous, surreal, expressionism, realistic ...
Plot: art, artist, sensuality, painter, writers, painting, forgery, collector, drinking, love, nude photography, world war one ...
Time: 1920s, 20th century
Place: paris france, france, europe
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Great Expectations (1998)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: Loosely based on the Charles Dickens' classic novel, "Great Expectations" is a sensual tale of a young man's unforgettable passage into manhood, and the three individuals who will undeniably change his life forever. Through the ...
Style: romantic, heartbreaking, emotional, sexy, touching ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night, date night
Plot: childhood, artist, art, love, love story, fall in love, painting, inheritance, social differences, stranger, understanding, painter ...
Time: 20th century, year 1998, 80s, 90s, 70s
Place: new york, usa, florida, london
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The Vanishing Point (2007)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Lucie Audibert, a student of Art History, does research work on Watteau and is certain that a hidden sense that nobody has ever deciphered can be found in a few of his paintings. The further she explores this the more Professor Jean Dussart - for ...
Style: psychological, captivating, serious, realistic, contemplative ...
Plot: power relations, obsessive quest, couples, teachers and students, painter, biopic, deaf, art, performer's life, riddles and clues, celebrity culture, artists and showbiz ...
Time: 21st century
Place: france, paris france, brussels belgium
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Desperate Romantics (2009)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
TV show
Story: Six-part drama series set in and among the alleys, galleries and flesh-houses of 19th-century industrial London, following the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, a vagabond group of English painters, poets and critics.
Style: costume drama, serious, realistic, stylized, sentimental ...
Plot: painting, bohemian life, lust, lifestyle, rebellion, couples, rebelliousness, love and romance, painter, artist, art, historical event ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, 1860s, 1800s
Place: england, london, europe
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 7.2
 968
Handa-kun (2016)
Genre: Animation, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Set six years prior to the events of Barakamon, detailing the life of Seishuu Handa as a high school student—and a very interesting life it is. In Handa-kun, Seishuu Handa is admired by his peers as a calligraphy genius and given the utmost ...
Style: anime, humorous, light, sweet, inspirational ...
Plot: slice of life, school, art, high school life, stereotypes, friendship, painter, intergenerational friendship, grownups, genius, high school, calligraphy
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 8.2
 4K
Barakamon (2014)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: After punching a famous curator in the face for criticizing his work as "textbook and lifeless," Handa Seishuu is sent to Gotō Island to calm his nerves and find new inspiration for his calligraphy. Growing up in the city all his life, ...
Style: anime, light, humorous, inspirational, sweet ...
Plot: slice of life, village life, remote village, painter, intergenerational friendship, re-education, everyday life, island, social relations, neighbor, neighbor neighbor relationship, noisy neighbor ...
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As Good as It Gets (1997)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story: New York City. Melvin Udall, a cranky, bigoted, obsessive-compulsive writer, finds his life turned upside down when neighboring gay artist Simon is hospitalized and his dog is entrusted to Melvin. In addition, Carol, the only waitress who will ...
Style: feel good, touching, sweet, sentimental, inspirational ...
Audience: chick flick, date night, teens, girls' night, family outing
Plot: dog, mental illness, writers, neighbor, friendship, older man younger woman relationship, gay, gender, looking for love, age difference, waitress, misanthrope ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, year 1997
Place: new york, usa, brooklyn new york city, maryland, baltimore
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