Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Drama > Arts & Artists: 131 Films to Rent
- Interlude in Prague (2017)
- Dir. John Stephenson
Feat. Aneurin Barnard, James Purefoy, Samantha Barks
- Period drama for those who loved AMADEUS, set in Prague in 1787, where Mozart has relocated to create his masterpiece Don Giovanni. But his presence…
- Loving Vincent (2017)
- Dir. Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman
- Lovingly crafted portrait of Vincent Van Gogh uniquely rendered in oil painted animation. The film follows the endeavours of a young man whose…
- Family Fang, The (2016)
- Dir. Jason Bateman
Feat. Nicole Kidman, Jason Bateman, Kathryn Hahn…
- The Fang siblings, raised by performance artist parents, return home as adults with their own artistic careers in this art–world family…
- Manifesto (2016)
- Dir. Julian Rosefeldt
Feat. Cate Blanchett
- Brilliantly conceived and executed homage to the tradition of artist manifestos, which poses intelligent questions about the role of the artist in…
- Maudie (2016)
- Dir. Aisling Walsh
Feat. Ethan Hawke, Sally Hawkins, Kari Matchett…
- An arthritic Nova Scotia woman works as a housekeeper while she hones her skills as an artist and eventually becomes a beloved figure in the…
- Call My Agent (TV Series) (Dix pour cent) (2015)
- Feat. Camille Cottin, Liliane Rovere, Thibault de Montalembert
- French TV drama set in a talent agency and following the lives of the agents as they combine art with business and juggle their private and…
- Francofonia (2015)
- Dir. Alexandr Sokurov
Feat. Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Benjamin Utzerath
- A richly evocative and insightful historical cine–essay from celebrated dir. Alexander Sokurov (RUSSIAN ARK) that charts the relationship…
- Woman in Gold (2015)
- Dir. Simon Curtis
Feat. Helen Mirren, Ryan Reynolds, Daniel Brühl…
- Helen Mirren elevates this polished if prosaic dramatisation of an elderly Jewish woman who teams with a rookie lawyer (Reynolds) to seek restorative…
- Big Eyes (2014)
- Dir. Tim Burton
Feat. Amy Adams, Christoph Waltz, Danny Huston…
- Director Tim Burton refreshingly breaks with fantasy for this resplendent biopic of painter Margaret Keane, whose prolific and popular work was…
- Effie Gray (2014)
- Dir. Richard Laxton
Feat. Dakota Fanning, Greg Wise, Tom Sturridge…
- Written by Emma Thompson, this highly respectable period drama looks at the scandalous love triangle between Victorian art critic John Ruskin, his…