This is a comprehensive list of feature films about art, artists and or art scenes
Click the links to read the reviews and learn about the lives of artists. These films are in date order.
- Bauhaus 100 (2019) – watch on Youtube
- Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) About a female painter
- Mi obra maestra (2018)
- The Monuments Men (2014)
- Effie Gray (2014)
- Finding Vivian Maier (2013) A nanny who took street photos in 1950’s America.
- The Artist and the Model (2012)
- Midnight in Paris (2011) 1920’s Paris art scene
- Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010) About cave paintings
- Boogie Woogie (2009)
- Desperate Romantics (2009) mini-series
- The Cool School (2008) LA art scene of the 50’s and 60’s
- Junebug (2005)
- Ryan (2004) A wonderful and dark short animation
- Las cajas españolas (2004)
- Mona Lisa Smile (2003)
- Russian Ark (2002)
- A Dog Called Pain (2001) Animation by Luis Eduardo Aute
- Volavérunt (1999) Goya
- Cradle Will Rock (1999) Diego Rivera
- La hora de los valientes (1998) Goya
- I Shot Andy Warhol (1996)
- Sirens (1994)
- La Vie de Bohème (1992)
- El sol del membrillo, The Quince Tree Sun (1992)
- Belle Noiseuse (1991) – Edouard Frenhofer (fictional artist)
- New York Stories (1989)
- The Moderns (1988)
- The Draughtsman’s Contract (1982)
- The Decameron (1971) A group of artists
- Age of Consent (1969) Rediscovering a muse
- The Rebel (1961) Tony Hancock
- The Horse’s Mouth (1958) Comedy about an artists life
- Moulin Rouge (1952) – (a fictional account of Toulouse-Lautrec 1864–1901)
- Portrait of Jennie (1948)
If you come across any other good films in this genre, please leave the title in a comment, so I can add it to the list.
FYI you can also see my blog with a list of films about artists and a blog with a list of documentaries about artists.
Leave A Comment