根据戴伯拉·莫盖茨的同名小说改编。小说的名字源于17世纪荷兰由郁金香引起的一次经济危机，当时一株郁金香的价钱相当于普通人一年收入的10倍之多。而这部电影就是在当时这个背景下发生的，讲述了一名已婚女子与其雇来画像的穷画匠之间的爱情故事。
艾本（约瑟夫·科顿 Joseph Cotten 饰）是一名画家，靠着自己的勤奋和努力生存，然而，那个时代实在是太萧条了，所以艾本始终活在濒临破产的边缘。某日，画家偶然中遇见了一位名为珍妮（珍妮弗·琼斯 Jennifer Jones 饰）的女孩，艾本为珍妮画了一张速写，让他没有想到的是，这张速写被画廊老板相中，并交代他再画一些这样的画。 之后，艾本和珍妮断断续续的见着面，画家以她为模特创作出了一幅又一幅作品，随着时间的推移，艾本和珍妮之间渐渐产生了一种奇妙的羁绊。珍妮长大了，艾本所画的一副珍妮的肖像油画被博物馆收藏了，他的生活亦渐渐得到了改善。可是，与此同时，珍妮却消失了。
亨利·塞林（Henri Serin）是一名雨伞销售代表，住在索穆尔（Saumur），他对自己的生活感到厌倦。与他不同，他娶了一个不爱别人、脾气暴躁的妻子，妻子对性没有兴趣，他也被孩子们拒绝了。因此，他大部分时间都在城镇之间旅行，与女性调情，并在酒店、餐馆、商店和他参观的地方会见各种各样的人。他还涉猎绘画，尤其是肖像画。当他开车穿过布列塔尼时，他的车坏了，他遇到了一个粗鲁、满嘴脏话的画家，他提出让他住在阿文桥附近的家里。在那里，亨利爱上了画家的模特兼风流韵事安吉拉，很快他们就私奔了。。。
阿尔及尔，1920年代。犹太长老史法和他的女儿长老亚、连同一只吵闹的鹦鹉和一只淘气的猫住在一起。猫把鹦鹉吃了，从此变得谎话连篇。长老直想抛弃他的猫。可那只猫疯狂地爱着他的小情人，不顾一切想留在她身边……哪怕是接受成人礼！于是长老开始教他的猫摩西律法！一天长老接到一封信，信上指示说，如想保住教职，他必须归顺一则法语的口谕。猫为了帮助长老，乞灵于神，犯下了亵渎圣物罪。长老成功地保住了自己的地位，猫却从此不再开口。人们重又把它当成一只普通的动物对待。很快它有了唯一的朋友，一个寻找心目中的耶路撒冷的俄国画家，在他的想象中，那里生活着穿黑袍的犹太人。最终，画家说服了长老、曾经效忠沙俄的战士、一个歌手和那只猫，同他一道踏上殖民地之路……
伪造者弗里茨·诺贝尔伪造了希特勒从未存在过的日记。在身上，他找到了一个愿意购买的人，在德国杂志工作的赫尔曼·威利。两者都获得了巨额利润，然后骗局就炸了。这个故事讲述了80年代中期发生在德国的一个真实事件。
We go behind the scenes and into the minds of artists as they capture, commemorate, and, at times, condemn our presidents.
A feature-length documentary portrait of Québécoise painter Johanne Corno, who has lived and worked in New York City for more than 20 years. Ignored by the art intelligentsia in Québec, she settled abroad to escape that creative constraint, and built an enviable international career. Today, she casts a lucid eye on her work and describes the resources she draws on to survive in the jungle of the contemporary art world.
In Edo-era Japan, a ukiyo-e artist languishes in his master’s shadow. Creatively stifled, he finds consolation in the company of a prostitute, and becomes entangled in a love triangle. A mystery emerges involving two portraits and the sudden disappearance of the artist Sharaku. Helmed by Cannes-selected director Tatsuji Yamazaki, the film employs kabuki-inspired sequences and stylised sets.
In October 2006, 25 artists came together to paint Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. The result was a collection of vastly different images of this iconic figure. This film chronicles the process from the initial setting (where Justice O'Connor entertained the room) to the evening when the paintings were unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery.
Exploring the art of Armenian portraitist Hakob Hovnatanyan, Parajanov revives the culture of Tbilisi of the 19th century.
About the artist John-Erik Franzén and his work to portray the Swedish Royal family 1984-85.
Chuck Close, an astounding portrait of one of the world's leading contemporary painters, was one of two parting gifts (her second is a film on Louise Bourgeois) from Marion Cajori, a filmmaker who died recently, and before her time. With editing completed by filmmaker Ken Kobland, Chuck Close lives the life and work of a man who has reinvented portraiture. Close photographs his subjects, blows up the image to gigantic proportions, divides it into a detailed grid and then uses a complex set of colors and patterning to reconstruct each face.
“The Dreamlife of David L.“ is a fictional feature film that takes inspiration from a key point in the life of director David Lynch: the time he spent as a student in a fine arts college. Initially attracted to painting, David Lynch ends up choosing the medium of film to express his talent. Far from being an attempt at biography, this film is an imaginary vision where the action could take place today. Which encounters or events leave their mark on the young David L. during this year as a student? “The Dreamlife of David L.” is a dreamlike journey that leads the viewer through the meanderings of this art school. There’s no need to be familiar with the cinematographic works of Lynch to follow the young David L. step by step, going behind the scenes with him.
This documentary brings alive a remarkable artist’s passionate journey through a turbulent century. Both epic and surprisingly intimate, the film presents a classic American immigrant saga, an inspiring search for artistic independence, and a great romance. Along the way, Biberman's growing commitment to social justice and struggle against McCarthy-era repression (his brother, director Herbert Biberman, went to prison as one of The Hollywood Ten) combine with his efforts to create both a loving family life and a groundbreaking body of work. With its grand scope, rich personalities, and vast array of breathtaking artwork, Brush With Life connects us in a deeply personal way to a brilliant artist who lived by the same high standards he set for his paintings.