Portrait Painting Movies
- 2017
Tulip Fever
Tulip Fever6.5182017HD
An artist falls for a married young woman while he's commissioned to paint her portrait. The two invest in the risky tulip market in hopes to build a...
- 1987
Bagdad Cafe
Bagdad Cafe7.2051987HD
A German woman named Jasmin stumbles upon a dilapidated motel/diner in the middle of nowhere. Her unusual appearance and demeanor are at first...
- 1975
Cookies
Cookies6.31975HD
Henri Serin (Jean-Pierre Marielle), an umbrella salesman, leads a quiet life between his work, his family and his passion for painting. During his...
- 1948
Portrait of Jennie
Portrait of Jennie7.11948HD
A mysterious girl inspires a struggling artist.
- 2011
The Rabbi's Cat
The Rabbi's Cat72011HD
The story of a rabbi and his talking cat, a sharp-tongued feline philosopher brimming with scathing humor and a less than pure love for the rabbi's...
- 1992
Schtonk!
Schtonk!71992HD
Schtonk! is a farce of the actual events of 1983, when Germany's Stern magazine published, with great fanfare, 60 volumes of the alleged diaries of...
- 2010
Two Portraits of MIYAGINO
Two Portraits of MIYAGINO7.52010HD
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,...
- 2009
Picturing the Presidents
Picturing the Presidents72009HD
We go behind the scenes and into the minds of artists as they capture, commemorate, and, at times, condemn our presidents.
- 1967
Hakob Hovnatanyan
Hakob Hovnatanyan6.11967HD
Exploring the art of Armenian portraitist Hakob Hovnatanyan, Parajanov revives the culture of Tbilisi of the 19th century.
- 2007
Chuck Close
Chuck Close5.72007HD
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...
- 2014
The Dreamlife of David L
The Dreamlife of David L4.72014HD
“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...
- 2013
Corno
Corno82013HD
A feature-length documentary portrait of Québécoise painter Johanne Corno, who has lived and worked in New York City for more than 20...
- 2008
Portraits of a Lady
Portraits of a Lady02008HD
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...
- 2004
Extracorpus
Extracorpus02004HD
- 1985
Ett porträtt av John E. Franzén
Ett porträtt av John E. Franzén01985HD
About the artist John-Erik Franzén and his work to portray the Swedish Royal family 1984-85.
- 2007
Brush with Life: The Art of Being Edward Biberman
Brush with Life: The Art of Being Edward Biberman02007HD
This documentary brings alive a remarkable artist’s passionate journey through a turbulent century. Both epic and surprisingly intimate, the...