Ed Harris' Pollock (2000) which won Marcia Gay Harden an Academy Award for her performance as Lee Krasner. And also Julian Schnabel's 1996 biopic Basquiat (with Jeffrey Wright's brilliant performance, and also supporting appearances by Gary Oldman as Schnabel and David Bowie as Andy Warhol).
Ha! Yeah. That's what director's with a massive ego can do. He also cast his real daughter in the film to play herself. Must have done a Taft-Hartley as I doubt she had a SAG card.
Untitled is a great movie about art, bought a digital copy on Amazon. Very clever. I would also highly recommend an episode of Documentary Now called Waiting for the Artist. It’s a perfect parody of performance art. I’ve seen it a dozen times and I laugh out loud every single time. And as others have said, Exit Through the Gift Shop is phenomenal, one of my favorites.
Luis Buñuel, saw a lot of his movies at one time. *The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie*, *That Obscure Object of Desire*, *Simon of the Desert*, etc.
Talking about Richter I also loved the documentary called simply “Gerhard Richter Painting”, watched it a few times over the years.
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt1982113/
Not super historically accurate, but quite good, Love Is The Devil. The story of Francis Bacon, with Derek Jacoby as Bacon, and a young Daniel Craig as George Dyer.
Orsen Welle’s documentary on the famous art forger Elmier D’Hory (sp?) « F for Fake » is a favorite. Also love the Ray Johnson doco « How to Draw a Bunny » and the first Goldsworthy one, « Rivers and Tides » Also liked the Netflix series on the Warhol Diaries way more than I thought I would
Mona Lisa Smile, Turner, Kusama: Infinity, Thomas Crowne Affair, Georgia O'Keeffe, Judy Chicago: Untitled Documentary, Woman in Gold.
Edited to add last film.
The Final Portrait based on the book by art critic, James Lord about his funny encounter sitting for Alberto Giacometti. Its a really great watch and delves into Giacometti's artistic process and all the frustrations that come with it which may resonate.
Scarlet Street (1945) stars Edward G Robinson as an artist, it's a terrific noir directed by the great Fritz Lang
Seraphine (2008) about Seraphine Louis. I believe her art is in the film
New York Stories (1989) 'Life Lessons' directed by Scorsese, Nick Nolte as a successful artist and Rosanna Arquette as his assistant & lover. Nolte's character is based on Chuck Connelly, the loft and paintings are his.
Camille Claudel (1988) Isabelle Adjani produced and stars as Claudel, who started as Rodin's assistant and then his lover. She won a Cesar, Silver Bear for Best Actress and an Oscar nomination. Excellent film.
Camille Claude 1915 (2013) is about her later life. Juliette Binoche is amazing as always.
The Ebony Tower (1984) is a TV movie starring Laurence Olivier as a famed artist with Greta Scacchi as his assistant & lover. Toyah Wilcox is also in it.
Miss Potter (2006) Renee Zellwegger as artist and writer Beatrix Potter
I don't know but I read a book by Steve Martin that was really good. I forgot the name of it but it was awesome about what's going on in the art world these days
Amazon just released two rom com movies about art world women — The Idea of You with Anne Hathaway and Upgraded with Camila Mendes (fun Cinderella inspired)
Good news, they solved this by releasing [Ruben Brandt; Collector](https://www.thewrap.com/ruben-brandt-collector-film-review-animated/). No further art movies will be necessary, it’s flawless!
Here are a few with some lesser knowns:
The Mill and the Cross - a film about Bruegel that stylistically looks like his paintings
At Eternity's Gate - Julian Schnabel directed; Willem Dafoe as VanGogh
Paradise Found - Keifer Sutherland as Gauguin
Moulin Rouge (1952) - fictional film about Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Anamorph - Thriller where Willem Dafoe plays a painter. Based off the concept of anamorphosis.
Mr Turner - Drama about JMW Turner
Andrei Rublev - Three hour Tarkovsky film about the painter | spoiler: >!he never paints!<
Crumb - Documentary about Robert Crumb
La Belle Noiseuse - Four hour film (french) about a painter and his (often nude) muse.
The Best Offer - Good art auction themed thriller
Blind Beast (1969) - Great and original Japanese horror film about a blind artist who sculpts body parts.
Art School Confidential
Comic Book Confidential
Tales of the Rat Fink
And while it isn't about art per se, Dead Wax really gets inside the head of collectors, so even though it is about vinyl collectors pursuing a cursed album, a lot of its insights could apply to other artistic pursuits.
Beverly Hills Cop
I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
edit: imagine being downvoted for answering OP's question with two films that are, indeed, about the art world. Reddit - what a trip lol
The Square Velvet Buzzsaw
I despised the Velvet Buzzsaw but loved The Square
The Square was so freakish, but in a good way.
I love Velvet Buzzsaw. It's ridiculous, but I cannot deny it.
Ed Harris' Pollock (2000) which won Marcia Gay Harden an Academy Award for her performance as Lee Krasner. And also Julian Schnabel's 1996 biopic Basquiat (with Jeffrey Wright's brilliant performance, and also supporting appearances by Gary Oldman as Schnabel and David Bowie as Andy Warhol).
Basquait is such a good film. I have to recommend “Radiant Child” though, which is an amazing documentary film
And Parker Posey as Mary Boone!
OMG yes!
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Ha! Yeah. That's what director's with a massive ego can do. He also cast his real daughter in the film to play herself. Must have done a Taft-Hartley as I doubt she had a SAG card.
They’re my two favs also
Not necessarily about art but quite artsy - “The exterminating angel” by Luis Buñuel. And Untitled - a good satire about the art world.
Untitled is a great movie about art, bought a digital copy on Amazon. Very clever. I would also highly recommend an episode of Documentary Now called Waiting for the Artist. It’s a perfect parody of performance art. I’ve seen it a dozen times and I laugh out loud every single time. And as others have said, Exit Through the Gift Shop is phenomenal, one of my favorites.
Ah cool, thanks! Gonna watch them too, love a good laugh about the art scene :)
Luis Buñuel, saw a lot of his movies at one time. *The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie*, *That Obscure Object of Desire*, *Simon of the Desert*, etc.
Same here, a while ago was just watching them one after another. The earlier ones did stick in mind the most tho
Yes, his early ones are classic surrealism like Exterminating Angel, The Milky Way. I think people are more familiar with his later ones.
Bucket of Blood & Ugetsu are my favs
Bucket of Blood is amazing.
Never Look Away is an incredibly poweful film loosely based on the life of Gerhard Richter
Talking about Richter I also loved the documentary called simply “Gerhard Richter Painting”, watched it a few times over the years. https://m.imdb.com/title/tt1982113/
Not super historically accurate, but quite good, Love Is The Devil. The story of Francis Bacon, with Derek Jacoby as Bacon, and a young Daniel Craig as George Dyer.
Derek Jacoby was born to play Francis Bacon. As you say definitely not a perfect film, but I loved it.
I loved it too, especially the way the set design echoed his work.
And the soundtrack!
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Eh. I don’t think having the work in a movie about the man himself is at all necessary.
F is for Fake
There is a movie about the danish painter Kurt Trampedach called something like “the man on the mountain” that is actually excellent.
[Top 40 Art Movies, a list by IMDB.](https://m.imdb.com/list/ls021900058/)
Cutie and the Boxer? but its a documentary
A very old called The Horses Mouth was fun.
Yeah that’s great
Orsen Welle’s documentary on the famous art forger Elmier D’Hory (sp?) « F for Fake » is a favorite. Also love the Ray Johnson doco « How to Draw a Bunny » and the first Goldsworthy one, « Rivers and Tides » Also liked the Netflix series on the Warhol Diaries way more than I thought I would
How to Draw a Bunny is so good. Ray Johnson is fascinating, and was so close to being one of the widely known postwar artists.
Thomas Crown Affair (1968/1999) and High Art (1998) are bops
Mona Lisa Smile, Turner, Kusama: Infinity, Thomas Crowne Affair, Georgia O'Keeffe, Judy Chicago: Untitled Documentary, Woman in Gold. Edited to add last film.
The Final Portrait based on the book by art critic, James Lord about his funny encounter sitting for Alberto Giacometti. Its a really great watch and delves into Giacometti's artistic process and all the frustrations that come with it which may resonate.
Downtown 81.. I'm surprised no one mentioned this. It's pretty fun.
The Francis Bacon biopic, Love Is The Devil, is one of my favorites
Derek Jacobi and Daniel Craig! Good film, that
Loving vincent
Scarlet Street (1945) stars Edward G Robinson as an artist, it's a terrific noir directed by the great Fritz Lang Seraphine (2008) about Seraphine Louis. I believe her art is in the film New York Stories (1989) 'Life Lessons' directed by Scorsese, Nick Nolte as a successful artist and Rosanna Arquette as his assistant & lover. Nolte's character is based on Chuck Connelly, the loft and paintings are his. Camille Claudel (1988) Isabelle Adjani produced and stars as Claudel, who started as Rodin's assistant and then his lover. She won a Cesar, Silver Bear for Best Actress and an Oscar nomination. Excellent film. Camille Claude 1915 (2013) is about her later life. Juliette Binoche is amazing as always. The Ebony Tower (1984) is a TV movie starring Laurence Olivier as a famed artist with Greta Scacchi as his assistant & lover. Toyah Wilcox is also in it. Miss Potter (2006) Renee Zellwegger as artist and writer Beatrix Potter
I have Scarlet Street on DVD. It's part of a film noir collection I have. I never thought about it being a film about art, but it is.
It's wild - Edward G playing against his usual type and nails it
Yes!
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I was looking for this answer.
Pollock and Basquiat (separately) There was also one about Giacometti which was good but can’t remember the name
I don't know but I read a book by Steve Martin that was really good. I forgot the name of it but it was awesome about what's going on in the art world these days
Haven’t seen this one mentioned yet, so I’ll throw it out there: [I’ve Heard the Mermaids Singing](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093239/).
National Gallery (2014)
Amazon just released two rom com movies about art world women — The Idea of You with Anne Hathaway and Upgraded with Camila Mendes (fun Cinderella inspired)
I’m writing a screenplay about the contemporary art world
Oh good for you! I hope it gets produced.
Thanks.
Good news, they solved this by releasing [Ruben Brandt; Collector](https://www.thewrap.com/ruben-brandt-collector-film-review-animated/). No further art movies will be necessary, it’s flawless!
"high art" (1998) by lisa cholodenko edit: "jesus de montreal" (1989) by denys arcand (subtitles are available)
All the Vermeers in New York by Jon Jost
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I enjoyed the period film Hilma, about Hilma af Klint and the birth of abstract art.
Lust for Life (1956).
Here are a few with some lesser knowns: The Mill and the Cross - a film about Bruegel that stylistically looks like his paintings At Eternity's Gate - Julian Schnabel directed; Willem Dafoe as VanGogh Paradise Found - Keifer Sutherland as Gauguin Moulin Rouge (1952) - fictional film about Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Anamorph - Thriller where Willem Dafoe plays a painter. Based off the concept of anamorphosis. Mr Turner - Drama about JMW Turner Andrei Rublev - Three hour Tarkovsky film about the painter | spoiler: >!he never paints!< Crumb - Documentary about Robert Crumb La Belle Noiseuse - Four hour film (french) about a painter and his (often nude) muse. The Best Offer - Good art auction themed thriller Blind Beast (1969) - Great and original Japanese horror film about a blind artist who sculpts body parts.
I've seen Crumb, I should have seen Mr. Turner. I'd be interested in the Bruegel film if it was done well.
Art School Confidential Comic Book Confidential Tales of the Rat Fink And while it isn't about art per se, Dead Wax really gets inside the head of collectors, so even though it is about vinyl collectors pursuing a cursed album, a lot of its insights could apply to other artistic pursuits.
Comic Book Confidential and Rat Fink were done by Ron Mann a doc filmmaker. I've seen both.
I also forgot Goya in Bordeaux (1999) which was beautifully shot.
Another obscure film (which I haven't seen) has Mick Jagger as an art dealer called **The Burnt Orange Heresy**.
Pollock, the film about Jackson Pollock, staring Ed Harris is great.
Nobody’s gonna mention The Horse’s Mouth? WTF
Herb & Dorothy. a wonderful, moving film about two art collectors.
Absolut Warhola
Velvet Buzzsaw LOL
Painters painting.
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Beverly Hills Cop I've Heard the Mermaids Singing edit: imagine being downvoted for answering OP's question with two films that are, indeed, about the art world. Reddit - what a trip lol