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5.4
Eskimo Artist: Kenojuak
Eskimo Artist: Kenojuak
This documentary shows how an Inuit artist's drawings are transferred to stone, printed and sold. Kenojuak Ashevak became the first woman involved with the printmaking co-operative in ...
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5
Max Ernst: Journey into the Subconscious
Max Ernst: Journey into the Subconscious
The inner world of the great painter Max Ernst is the subject of this film. One of the principal founders of Surrealism, Max Ernst explores the nature of materials and the emotional ...
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6.6
Meat Joy
Meat Joy
"Meat Joy is an erotic rite — excessive, indulgent, a celebration of flesh as material: raw fish, chicken, sausages, wet paint, transparent plastic, ropes, brushes, paper scrap. Its ...
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0
Henry Moore: London 1940-42
Henry Moore: London 1940-42
A montage, using documentary material filmed during the war, shows the beginnings of an air attack and Londoners entering shelters. From the silent deserted streets, the film moves ...
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0
X:et
X:et
About Swedish artist, painter, sculptor and set designer Sven "X-et" Erixson, presented with Lars Johan Werle's music and accompanied by readings from various literature and poetry.
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5.6
Mothlight
Mothlight
Seemingly at random, the wings and other bits of moths and insects move rapidly across the screen. Most are brown or sepia; up close, we can see patterns within wings, similar to the ...
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5.5
Sculptures by Sofu – Vita
Sculptures by Sofu – Vita
A short documentary by Hiroshi Teshigahara about his father, the sculptor Sofu Teshigahara, preparing an exhibition.
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0
Kandinsky
Kandinsky
The Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky claimed, or has been credited with, the 'creation' of abstract art. At the core of this film is a dramatic recreation of Kandinsky's account of ...
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Karel Appel, Composer
Karel Appel, Composer
In 1960, Utrecht University took over the Studio for Electronic Music from Philips. In this studio in Utrecht, composers and artists worked on their own compositions. In 1961, Jan ...
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7
Bridges-Go-Round 1
Bridges-Go-Round 1
New York City's various bridges transform into an urban jungle (jazz version) or an alien landscape (electro-acoustic version).
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6.3
Rembrandt, Painter of Man
Rembrandt, Painter of Man
In Rembrandt, Haanstra shows that it is possible to make a fascinating film only with images from paintings. He had to travel though all over Europe to numerous museums and private ...
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6.4
Ikebana
Ikebana
The history and art of ikebana, a centuries old Japanese art of flower arrangement and a look inside the Sogetsu School of Ikebana, where the director's father Sofu Teshigahara worked ...
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6.4
The Wormwood Star
The Wormwood Star
A portrait of artist, actress, poet and occultist Marjorie Cameron, it shows images of her paintings and recitations of her poems. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2006.
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7.2
The Mystery of Picasso
The Mystery of Picasso
Using a specially designed transparent 'canvas' to provide an unobstructed view, Picasso creates as the camera rolls. He begins with simple works that take shape after only a single ...
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6.2
The Invisible Moustache of Raoul Dufy
The Invisible Moustache of Raoul Dufy
A short animated biopic of popular and fashionable French painter Raoul Dufy.
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0
From the Point to the Shape
From the Point to the Shape
Considered to be artist Martin Blaszko's only incursion into film. Through the experimentation with various film techniques, the artist speaks of the laws of geometry which are an ...
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0
The World of Dong Kingman
The World of Dong Kingman
James Wong Howe follows artist Dong Kingman over the course of a day, in which the maestro starts and finishes a watercolor of a street in New York City.
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6.6
Statues Also Die
Statues Also Die
Short documentary ordered by the magazine "Présence Africaine". From the question "Why is the african in the Human museum while Greek or Egyptian art are in Le Louvre?", the two ...
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Let’s Draw With Crayons
Let’s Draw With Crayons
Shows how to use and care for crayons and some of the crayon techniques. Explains creative drawing, poster making, imprinting a design on cloth and other crafts.
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La légende cruelle
La légende cruelle
The life of a young man, left to spells and monsters, according to the paintings by Leonor Fini.
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Pictura
Pictura
Pictura is a documentary film directed by seven famous directors, and narrated by several famous Hollywood actors. The film attempts to give the general filmgoing public a taste of art ...
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Art and Life in Italy
Art and Life in Italy
Shows how classical Rome, the church, and the life and times of the people have influenced Italian artists. The Gates of Paradise by Ghiberti, the Arena Chapel in Padua. Giotto's ...
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Shapes and Forms
Shapes and Forms
An expressive short film in which examples of early and modern art are juxtaposed to reveal correspondences.