Here we've displayed a list of the best Painting films : Original Copy(2015), Loving Vincent(2017), The Mystery of Picasso(1956), Modigliani(2004), Cave of Forgotten Dreams(2010), Belle(2013), Vincent -- The Life and Death of Vincent van Gogh(1987), Woman in Gold(2015), The Agony and the Ecstasy(1965), Van Gogh(1991), Rembrandt(1936), Tintoretto: A Rebel in Venice(2019) ... ...
Documentary
Germany
2015
96 Minutes
Florian Heinzen-Ziob
painter guru apprentice family member indian audience member creative fascinating intense mumbai, india movie theater artist's studio street office stage art painting movies struggle passion
Bollywood stars shine larger than life in the one-of-a-kind film posters hand painted by Mumbai's last screen painter, but as his workshop is threatened by demolition and his livelihood by plastic posters, he fights to pass on his craft.
Animation, Biography, Drama, History
Poland|UK|USA|Switzerland|Netherlands
2017
95 Minutes
Hugh Welchman
postal worker artist son brother daughter painter fascinating moving melancholy old city village inn france painting darkness life story art imitating life following your heart investigation personal tragedy
In a story depicted in oil painted animation, a young man comes to the last hometown of painter Vincent van Gogh (Robert Gulaczyk) to deliver the troubled artist's final letter and ends up investigating his final days there.
Documentary
France
1956
87 Minutes
painter documentarian artist offbeat engaging dreamy artist's studio canvas pablo picasso painting creative process imagination cubism art quest transformation discovery 1950s
A filmed record of Pablo Picasso painting numerous canvases for the camera, allowing us to see his creative process at work.
Biography, Drama
UK|Germany|Romania|France|Italy
2004
126 Minutes
Andy Garcia Elsa Zylberstein Hippolyte Girardot Omid Djalili Eva Herzigova Lance Henriksen Miriam Margolyes Beatrice Chiriac Udo Kier Susie Amy Peter Capaldi
pablo picasso noblewoman painter father mother friend emotional amusing fascinating paris apartment studio city france painting competition poverty family amedeo modigliani parenthood
The story of Amedeo Modigliani's bitter rivalry with Pablo Picasso, and his tragic romance with Jeanne Hebuterne.
Documentary
Canada|USA|France|Germany|UK
2010
90 Minutes
werner herzog scientist archaeologist scholar filmmaker fascinating spectacular france cave river museum painting archaeology dreams research evolution chauvet cave discovery quest 2010s
Werner Herzog gains exclusive access to film inside the Chauvet caves of Southern France and captures the oldest known pictorial creations of humanity.
Biography, Drama, History
UK
2013
103 Minutes
Gugu Mbatha-Raw Tom Wilkinson Sam Reid Sarah Gadon Miranda Richardson Penelope Wilton Emily Watson Tom Felton James Norton Matthew Goode
mixed-race woman admiral vicar abolitionist emotional powerful endearing west indies painting england race relations illegitimate child family relationships love transformation 18th century
The mixed-race daughter, Dido Elizabeth Belle (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), of Royal Navy Captain Sir John Lindsay (Matthew Goode) is raised by aristocratic Great-uncle Lord William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield (Tom Wilkinson) in eighteenth century England.
Biography
Australia|Belgium
1987
99 Minutes
John Hurt Marika Rivera Gabriella Trsek
painter artist brother friend passionate intense emotional sad paris arles, france studio hospital cottage vincent van gogh painting depression letter writing obscurity mental illness fall
This documentary, on the life of artist Vincent Van Gogh, is told through his letters to his brother Theo, from 1872 until his tragic death. We gain first hand insight into the man, his motivations, and his humanity.
Drama
UK
2015
111 Minutes
Helen Mirren Ryan Reynolds Daniel Brühl Katie Holmes Tatiana Maslany Max Irons Charles Dance Elizabeth McGovern Jonathan Pryce Antje Traue Moritz Bleibtreu
jewish woman lawyer austrian painter model nazi brooding confident emotional law office austria mansion street car house family history painting nazis survival search
Maria Altmann, an octogenarian Jewish refugee, takes on the Austrian government to recover artwork she believes rightfully belongs to her family.
Drama, History
USA
1965
136 Minutes
Charlton Heston Rex Harrison Diane Cilento Harry Andrews Adolfo Celi Venantino Venantini John Stacy Fausto Tozzi Maxine Audley Tomas Milian
artist pope countess passionate powerful rome mountain sistine chapel michelangelo painting renaissance religion historical events rivalry transformation 16th century
The biographical story of Michelangelo's troubles while painting the Sistine Chapel at the urging of Pope Julius II.
Biography
France
1991
175 Minutes
Jacques Dutronc Alexandra London Gérard Séty Bernard Le Coq Corinne Bourdon Elsa Zylberstein Leslie Azzoulai Jacques Vidal Lisa Lametrie Chantal Barbarit Claudine Ducret
painter artist brother art dealer doctor daughter brooding uneasy france paris countryside inn vincent van gogh brother relationship creative process painting depression suicide underdog transformation
The final sixty-seven days of Van Gogh's life are examined.
Biography
UK
1936
86 Minutes
Charles Laughton Elsa Lanchester Gertrude Lawrence Edward Chapman Roger Livesey Raymond Huntley John Clements Marius Goring Abraham Sofaer
housekeeper maid beggar rembrant van rijn charming engaging tender holland amsterdam art historical events scandal painting commercialism discovery pursuit love 17th century
The respected painter takes to drink and faces down scandal after his wife dies.
Documentary
Italy
2019
90 Minutes
italian painter creative fascinating inspiring venice italy italian culture renaissance painting biography metamorphosis renaissance
A 90-minutes documentary that celebrates the 500th anniversary of the birth of the last great artist of the Italian Renaissance, the most unexpected mind that the art of painting has ever produced: Tintoretto.
Documentary, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2010
88 Minutes
Ariel Schulman Wendy Whelan Tiler Peck Drew Jacoby Blake Alexandros
photographer child young girl sister filmmaker prodigy eerie intricate fascinating new york city michigan internet long-distance relationship road trip meeting painting deception love temptation quest
Young filmmakers document their colleague's budding online friendship with a young woman and her family which leads to an unexpected series of discoveries.
Biography, Drama
USA|Canada
2014
106 Minutes
Amy Adams Christoph Waltz Danny Huston Krysten Ritter Jason Schwartzman Terence Stamp Jon Polito Delaney Raye Madeleine Arthur Elisabetta Fantone Farryn VanHumbeck
painter husband wife con artist best friend art critic creative quirky charming california family home art studio art gallery office painting art world con game marriage fall rise
A drama about the awakening of painter Margaret Keane, her phenomenal success in the 1950s, and the subsequent legal difficulties she had with her husband, who claimed credit for her works in the 1960s.
Biography, Drama, History
Ireland|Switzerland|UK|France|USA
2018
110 Minutes
Willem Dafoe Rupert Friend Oscar Isaac Mads Mikkelsen Mathieu Amalric Emmanuelle Seigner Niels Arestrup Amira Casar Vladimir Consigny Vincent Perez Alexis Michalik
vincent van gogh painter paul gauguin priest melancholy profound france countryside vincent van gogh painting last days art discovery 1880s
A look at the life of painter Vincent van Gogh during the time he lived in Arles and Auvers-sur-Oise, France.
Biography, Drama
UK|Luxembourg|France|Belgium|USA
2003
99 Minutes
Colin Firth Scarlett Johansson Tom Wilkinson Judy Parfitt Cillian Murphy Essie Davis Joanna Scanlan Alakina Mann
painter maid patron jealous woman butcher melodramatic passionate intricate netherlands artist's studio shop street painting obsession vulnerability art class distinctions forbidden love rivalry temptation
A young peasant maid working in the house of painter Johannes Vermeer becomes his talented assistant and the model for one of his most famous works.
Crime, Drama
Poland
2004
111 Minutes
Borys Szyc Robert Wieckiewicz Jan Machulski Kamilla Baar Marcin Dorocinski Lukasz Simlat Mieczyslaw Grabka
lawman lady weasel suspenseful painting illness heist pursuit
After several years of serving his sentence, Cuma - a notorious art thief is released from prison due to his poor health. It was all arranged by dealer Gruby who plans a heist of the famous... See full summary »
Romance
France|USA
1963
106 Minutes
artist frenchman journalist father student brooding melodramatic paris bar apartment hotel unrequited love painting father/daughter relationship self-discovery regret socialites growing up temptation 1960s
A young American art student must decide whether to stay in Paris with her boyfriend or go back to the U.S. when her wealthy father arrives to bring her back.
Drama, Biography, War
Spain|Italy
1999
102 Minutes
Francisco Rabal José Coronado Dafne Fernández Maribel Verdú Eulàlia Ramon Joaquín Climent Cristina Espinosa Jose Maria Pou Saturnino Garcia Carlos Hipólito
artist wife daughter duchess mistress fascinating melodramatic passionate bordeaux, france royal court spain painting inspiration relationships exile war francisco goya rise love transformation
Francisco Goya (1746-1828), deaf and ill, lives the last years of his life in voluntary exile in Bordeaux, a Liberal protesting the oppressive rule of Ferdinand VII. He's living with his ... See full summary »
Drama, History
UK
1986
89 Minutes
Nigel Terry Sean Bean Michael Gough Tilda Swinton Nigel Davenport Robbie Coltrane Garry Cooper Lol Coxhill
painter model lover criminal intense brooding italy artist's studio street caravaggio painting renaissance bad behavior wretched excess renaissance
A retelling of the life of the celebrated 17th-century painter through his brilliant, nearly blasphemous paintings and his flirtations with the underworld.
Documentary
Israel|USA
1997
100 Minutes
rock star painter sculptor architect dancer choreographer engaging creative new york city washington state japan montreal music sculpting painting dance architecture creative process discovery 1990s
This latest documentary film by Michael Apted (7Up series, Gorillas in the Mist, Nell) explores the creative process through candid discussion with seven artists from diverse media. David ... See full summary »
Kids & Family, Adventure, Drama
Canada|France
1990
100 Minutes
Nina Petronzio Christopher Forrest Paul Klerk Tcheky Karyo Vernon Dobtcheff Andrée Pelletier Anna-Maria Giannotti Matthew Mabe Jon Bluming Arthur Boni Maggie Castle
young girl best friend ghost art dealer amusing quirky montreal arles, france café amsterdam forgery ghosts unlikely hero painting black market vincent van gogh pursuit underdog discovery 1990s
While sketching one day, 13 year old Jo encounters a mysterious art dealer who buys a few of her drawings and commissions her to do some more. Some time thereafter she reads a news story ... See full summary »
Kids & Family, Other, Drama
USA|Canada
2008
103 Minutes
Jared Padalecki Marcia Gay Harden Peter O'Toole Aaron Ashmore Geoffrey Lewis Chris Elliott Charlotte Rae Richard Burgi
artist mentor mother son townsperson inspiring heartwarming california sierra nevada mountains cottage christmas painting poverty success rise underdog 1970s
A look at the inspiration behind Thomas Kinkade's painting The Christmas Cottage, and how the artist was motivated to begin his career after discovering his mother was in danger of losing their family home.
Romance, Biography, Drama, History
France
2017
102 Minutes
Vincent Cassel Tuheï Adams Malik Zidi Pua-Taï Hikutini Pernille Bergendorff Marc Barbé Paul Jeanson Cedric Eeckhout Samuel Jouy Scali Delpeyrat Ian McCamy
frenchman painter native wife tribeswoman brooding gripping passionate europe jungle tahiti artist's studio painting love european society travel adventure forbidden love transformation 19th century
Focused on French painter Paul Gauguin's affair with a younger lady in Tahiti.
Horror
USA
1944
73 Minutes
John Carradine Jean Parker Nils Asther Ludwig Stossel George Pembroke Teala Loring Sonia Sorel Iris Adrian Henry Kolker Emmett Lynn Patti McCarty
murderer artist seamstress inspector ex-lover dark creepy artist's studio funeral paris france murder case painting dangerous job wretched excess transformation love 19th century
In Paris, an artist hires portrait models, and after he finishes their portraits, he strangles them.
Drama
UK|France|Germany|Australia|USA
2002
105 Minutes
Kiefer Sutherland Nastassja Kinski Alun Armstrong Thomas Heinze Chris Heywood Nicholas Hope Peter Varga Marco Andreacchio
paul gauguin stockbroker artist emotional paradise painting passion business career fall 18th century
A successful 19th century French stockbroker (Sutherland) leaves his profession to become an artist in Paris.
Comedy
USA|UK
2012
89 Minutes
Colin Firth Cameron Diaz Tom Courtenay Alan Rickman Cloris Leachman Togo Igawa Stanley Tucci Sadao Ueda Masashi Fujimoto Pip Torrens Julian Rhind-Tutt
art dealer boss rodeo rider employee billionaire art forger airy amusing madcap playful spirited winsome office party rodeo mansion art museum home deception art world
An art curator decides to seek revenge on his abusive boss by conning him into buying a fake Monet, but his plan requires the help of an eccentric and unpredictable Texas rodeo queen.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
France
2007
116 Minutes
José Garcia Marie Gillain Lucas Belvaux Olivier Gourmet Nicolas Cazalé Linh Dan Pham
young woman police captain murderer murder victim young man intense thrilling suspenseful raw shocking gory paris police station psychiatrist's office house murder investigation painting pharmaceuticals revenge
A modern-day Parisian town crier gradually learns that someone is using him to give cryptic warnings of a plague outbreak in the city.
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
UK
2015
97 Minutes
Miranda Raison Robin Schmidt Sam Keeley Daniella Kertesz Elarica Gallacher Lorna Nickson Brown Joe Passarella
young person stranger dead person demon supernatural being chilling creepy dark disturbing frightening shocking nightclub beach abandoned house cabin painting afterlife death supernatural unexplained phenomenon
Five young people wake up dead. Washed up by the tide they scramble to an abandoned beach house, soon realising that the perpetual night and blasts of pain suggest this is some version of ... See full summary »
Drama, Comedy
1984
94 Minutes
Louis Ducreux Sabine Azéma Michel Aumont Monique Chaumette Claude Winter Geneviève Mnich Thomas Duval Quentin Ogier Katia Wostrikoff Jean-Roger Milo Pascale Vignal
painter father son wife daughter charming airy engaging france country house family painting memory aging discovery 1910s
A lonely old French painter's (Louis Ducreux) adult children and their offspring visit him one summer day in 1912.