Biopic sobre la famosa pintora mexicana Frida Kahlo, centrada en la seva tempestuosa relació amb Diego Rivera; des de la seva llarga i complicada relació amb el seu mentor i marit, fins al seu controvertit i il·lícit affaire amb Leon Trotsky, passant per les seves provocatives aventures amoroses amb dones, Frida Kahlo va viure una vida atrevida i absoluta com a revolucionària política, artística i sexual.
An artist dumps her longtime boyfriend, but her attempt to take a break from dating ends when she quickly finds herself in two passionate romances.
Hilma af Klint forma part important de la història de l'art com una de les primeres pintores que es va atrevir a fer art abstracte i una de les més importants de la història de Suècia. Tot i això, a diferència de l'obra de moltes de les seves companyes i companys de l'època, la seva va ser incompresa i oblidada fins molt després de la seva mort. Aquesta és la història de Hilma i les circumstàncies que van fer possible les seves pintures.
A finals del segle XIX i al cap d'un any d'haver-se quedat viuda, alliberada per fi de l'autoritat del pare i del marit, Catherine Weldon es decideix a fer el que havia volgut fer sempre i que no estava ben vist quan era casada: dedicar-se a la pintura. Captivada per la llibertat que transmeten els quadres de la gent i els paisatges de l'oest americà que veu en una exposició a Nova York, emprèn el viatge cap a una remota reserva índia per pintar un retrat del cabdill sioux Toro Assegut. En arribar a la reserva, comprova que hi ha molt de ressentiment entre indis i blancs per tot el que ha passat els últims anys. També descobreix les penúries que han de passar els indis i la intenció del govern d'aprovar una llei que li permetrà apoderar-se de bona part del territori on sempre han viscut els indis. Tot i que en principi, l'objectiu del viatge només era pintar el retrat, la Catherine no pot evitar implicar-se en les disputes territorials.
The true story of Charlotte Salomon, a young German-Jewish painter who comes of age in Berlin on the eve of the Second World War. Fiercely imaginative and deeply gifted, she dreams of becoming an artist. Her first love applauds her talent, which emboldens her resolve. When anti-Semitic policies inspire violent mobs, she escapes to the safety of the South of France. There she begins to paint again, and finds new love. But her work is interrupted, this time by a family tragedy that reveals an even darker secret. Believing that only an extraordinary act will save her, she embarks on the monumental adventure of painting her life story.
Moscou, 1959. En plena guerra freda, la jove Kàtia, que de petita va perdre els seus pares executats a mans del brutal règim estalinista, que els acusava de dissidents, fa veure que és una ciutadana comunista modèlica, però en realitat ella i el seu amic Misha fan d'espies per passar informació als nord-americans. En Misha també és amic d'en Sasha, un jove polític comunista idealista que ocupa un càrrec important al Ministeri d'Afers Estrangers i que està convençut que la política pot servir per millorar les coses per a tota la societat. A petició d'en Misha, la Kàtia es comença a veure amb en Sasha per obtenir-ne informació útil per passar-la als nord-americans, però de seguida se n'enamora i ha de triar entre l'amor i les seves conviccions.
Seattle PD is investigating the murder of a man and Sakshi, a deaf and mute artist, and her husband Antony, a renowned cello player, are related to it.
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.
Year 1915. Helene Schjerfbeck lives as a forgotten artist with her elderly mother in the countryside. It has been years since the last exhibit, and Helene continues to paint only because of her passion. Everything changes when art dealer finds Helen and her 159 wonderful paintings - and wants to organize a big private exhibit. However, Helen's turning point comes only when she is introduced to Einar Reuter. Young Einar is a forester, art enthusiast, and a passionate admirer of Helene's work. He becomes Helen's trusted and lover.
In 1939, Charlotte Salomon leaves Berlin to seek refuge at her grandparents' villa in the south of France. A little later, war breaks out, and Charlotte must, besides forgetting all she left behind, deal with her grandmother's depression, and her mother's suicide. To fight despair, Charlotte starts to paint, producing over one thousand images. "Is my life real, or is it theater?" This is the title she gives her body of work, which highlights her former life in Berlin. She finds herself though her art, but in 1943 is deported to Germany and Auschwitz.
An account of the life of the Italian painter Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1653), the first female artist to get international acclaim, recognized as a modern icon, due to her personality and her unyielding defense of her professional integrity.
Coneix l'extraordinària vida d'una de les pintores més injustament oblidades per la història, Charlotte Salomon, assassinada en una cambra de gas d'Auschwitz amb tan sols 26 anys.
The story of the dramatic life of folk artist Kateryna Bilokur, who sacrificed the love for her calling.
Love story between a young college student and a house wife.
Portrait of the German and Jewish painter who lived during the war in the south of France, in Villefranche-sur-Mer, where she painted 769 gouaches which recount her life, from her childhood, the suicide of her mother, her relationship to her father, to her mother-in-law, the singer Paula Lindberg, to a teacher whom she was secretly in love with, her flight to France, the reunion with her grandparents, until her arrest by the Gestapo who sent her to Auschwitz where she was assassinated in 1943.
Impression and interpretation: A film that relies on sensory techniques to tell a story about depression, alienation and ultimately loneliness.
Georgia O'Keeffe appears on camera for the first time to talk candidly about her work and her life in this 1977 documentary.
Haunted by dark visions and unable to protect her family, Cathy has a final chance to save her lover Sue and stand up against the mysterious gentleman that has haunted her since childhood.
La Queralt, una pintora de Barcelona, intenta parlar amb la seva filla Gemma per telèfon. La Gemma comença una nova vida a Atenes en un estudi on pinta i viu.
Documentary portrait of Mary Cassatt from 1977, directed by Perry Miller Adato.