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Subgenre Sampler
La Lectrice (1988)- Dir. Michel Deville
Feat. Miou-Miou, Christian Ruche, Maria Casares - Miou–Miou plays a hired 'reader' who leads us through a series of exchanges with various disabled personalities. A sensual treat for those…
Moderns, The (1988)
- Dir. Alan Rudolph
Feat. Keith Carradine, Linda Fiorentino, John Lone… - A witty and exquisite recreation of Paris in the 1920s, complete with the ‘lost generation’ of Ernest Hemingway, Gertrude Stein and F Scott…
Rowing with the Wind (1988)- Dir. Gonzalo Suárez
Feat. Hugh Grant, Elizabeth Hurley, Lizzy McInnerny… - Earnest dramatisation of Mary Shelley's relationship with Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley while in the midst of conceiving her famed novel…
Ebony Tower, The (1987)- Dir. Robert Knights
Feat. Laurence Olivier, Roger Rees, Greta Scacchi… - Self–conscious but watchable satire has a young art critic finding himself attracted to the unusual lifestyle of a reclusive painter. Based on…
Len Lye - Doodlings (1987)- Dir. Keith Griffiths
- A refreshing paean to New Zealand's best known avant–garde filmmaker (who is equally famous for his kinetic sculptures). Features clips from…
Vincent: The Life and Death of Vincent Van Gogh (1987)
- Dir. Paul Cox
- Engrossing and expressive documentary of the famous artist, using his own written letters and paintings as clues to his tortured personality. John…
Wolf at the Door, The (1987)- Dir. Henning Carlsen
Feat. Donald Sutherland, Max von Sydow - Thoughtful biopic of painter Paul Gauguin’s middle–years, with Donald Sutherland contending with the philistines of Paris upon his return…
Caravaggio (1986)- Dir. Derek Jarman
Feat. Noam Almaz, Dawn Archibald, Sean Bean - A stylised, impressionistic biopic of the controversial bisexual artist from the Italian renaissance. The film is similarly cryptic, bold and…
Picasso: Man and His Work (1986)- Dir. Edward Quinn
- A two cassette anthology of perhaps the greatest painter of all time. This unique film reveals many unknown aspects of his work and personality, and…
Sunday in the Park with George (1986)- Dir. Terry Hughes
Feat. Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters, Barbara Bryne - Movie adaptation of the musical by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine, about a painter who immerses himself in creating a masterpiece. Inspired by…
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