Subgenre Sampler
Arts & Artists: 430 Films to Buy & Rent
Pleasures and Dangers (1991)
- A glance at the work and lives of six women artists in New Zealand; Alexis Hunter (painter), Alison MacLean (film–maker), Julia Morison…
Quince Tree Sun, The (1991)
- Dir. Victor Erice
Feat. Antonio Garcia
- Quietly–paced, fascinating semi–documentary about Spanish painter Antonio Garcia and his attempts to capture the effects of light falling…
Superstar - The Life and Times of Andy Warhol (1991)
- Dir. Chuck Workman
Feat. Andy Warhol, Dennis Hopper
- Told through the words of friends and admirers like Dennis Hopper, David Hockney, Tom Wolfe and Sylvia Miles, the life behind the enigmatic visage of…
Van Gogh (1991)
- Dir. Maurice Pialat
Feat. Jacques Dutronc
- The ultra–naturalistic style of Maurice Pialat may not seem the best choice for a costume drama about probably the most–often filmed…
An Angel at My Table (1990)
- Dir. Jane Campion
Feat. Kerry Fox
- Multi–award winning adaptation of Janet Frame's three autobiographies, deserving of its big reputation through compassionate storytelling and…
Henry and June (1990)
- Dir. Philip Kaufman
Feat. Maria de Medeiros, Fred Ward, Uma Thurman
- From the diaries of French author Anais Nin, her steamy and stormy adventures with American writer Henry Miller and his wife are lensed to perfection.
Vincent and Theo (1990)
- Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Tim Roth
- This biopic charts the relationship between the tortured artist and his patron brother, with sympathetic direction and Tim Roth's performance as…
A TV Dante (The Inferno Cantos I - VIII) (1989)
- Dir. Peter Greenaway
Feat. John Gielgud, Bob Peck, Joanne Whalley
- Striking recitation by Gielgud and company of the first eight cantos. Greenaway superimposes some truly potent images over a series of talking heads.…
Camille Claudel (1988)
- Dir. Bruno Nuytten
Feat. Isabelle Adjani, Gerard Depardieu, Alain Cuny
- Intense, robust biopic of the French artist and lover of fellow sculptor, Auguste Rodin. Their tumultuous affair is passionately incarnated by…
Colin McCahon - Victory Over Death (1988)
- Dir. Judy Rymer
- An award–winning documentary on New Zealand's most controversial and profound contemporary artist, and the social environment that influenced…