Lux Æterna: The Art of Filmmaking

An intense and imaginative artist, revered Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh possesses undeniable talent, but he is plagued by mental problems and frustrations with failure. Supported by his brother, Theo, the tormented Van Gogh eventually leaves Holland for France, where he meets volatile fellow painter Paul Gauguin and struggles to find...

Runtime

2h 2m

Director

Vincente Minnelli

Cast

Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn, James Donald

This ninety-minute film takes audiences on an epic journey across nine countries and over 1,400 years of history. It explores themes such as the Word, Space, Ornament, Color and Water and presents the stories behind many great masterworks of Islamic Art and Architecture. Narrated by Academy Award winning performer Susan Sarandon, this...

Runtime

1h 30m

Cast

Susan Sarandon, D. Fairchild Ruggles

The Victorian era is often cited for its lack of sexuality, but as this documentary reveals, the period's artists created a strong tradition surrounding the classical nude figure, which spread from the fine arts to more common forms of expression. The film explains how 19th-century artists were inspired by ancient Greek and Roman works...

Runtime

56m

Cast

Kirsty Wark

Master filmmaker Alexander Sokurov (Russian Ark) transforms a portrait of the world-renowned museum into a magisterial, centuries-spanning reflection on the relation between art, culture and power.

Runtime

1h 27m

Director

Aleksandr Sokurov

Cast

Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Vincent Nemeth, Benjamin Utzerath

An elliptical, minimalist narrative of a lost, wandering child in the wake of an affair that may or may not have even happened.

Runtime

1h 5m

Director

Frank Mosley

Cast

Lauren McCune, Morgana Shaw, Crystal Pate