Movies and TvShows featuring "controversial-artist" theme.

The Worst Person in the World follows Julie, a woman in her thirties from Oslo, Norway, as she explores different relationships, deals with her existential crisis, and tries to find her place in the world. Along the way, she encounters various challenges including health issues, complicated romances, and a search for meaning in her life.

Detective Tadek investigates a murder case that bears similarities to a crime described in a novel written by a controversial artist. As he delves deeper into the investigation, he uncovers a web of sexual perversion, sadomasochism, and corruption within the city.

In 19th-century Europe, a doctor investigates the controversial and mysterious death of painter Vincent van Gogh. Through a series of letters and interviews with those who knew him, the doctor unravels the truth behind the artist's struggles, torment, and eventual suicide.

The Family Fang is a comedy-drama movie based on a novel, that follows a dysfunctional family of performance artists, the Fangs. When their parents mysteriously disappear, the adult siblings must come to terms with their unconventional upbringing and confront the unresolved traumas of their childhood. The film explores themes of family dynamics, identity, and the blurred line between art and reality.

Vincent & Theo (1990) is a biographical drama film that explores the complex relationship between the famous painter Vincent van Gogh and his brother Theo. The movie delves into the struggles and challenges faced by Vincent as he battles mental illness and creates some of his most iconic artworks. It portrays the love and support provided by Theo, who acts as Vincent's confidant and advocate throughout his life. The film also touches upon themes of art, brotherhood, and the impact of Vincent's illness on his artistic genius.

In 1991, American Psycho, the third novel by controversial writer Bret Easton Ellis, provoked heated discussions among critics and readers alike; an extraordinarily disturbing book that transported its readers into the mind of Patrick Bateman, a cynical mergers and acquisitions executive obsessed with brands, inconsequential details, pop culture and brutal murder.

Comic Book Confidential is a documentary that delves into the rich history and cultural impact of comic books. It covers topics such as comic book writers and artists, underground comics, censorship, and the influence of comic books on popular culture. The film also explores the controversial and provocative nature of some comic book art and highlights the work of influential artists in the industry.

An intimate portrait, in his own words, of the Indian writer Salman Rushdie, author of The Satanic Verses (1988), thirty years after the fatwa uttered by the Iranian Ayatollah Khomeini: his youth in multicultural Bombay, his life in England, his many years of forced hiding, his thoughts on President Trump's United States of America.

In his lifetime, Thomas Merton was hailed as a prophet and censured for his outspoken social criticism. For nearly 27 years he was a monk of the austere Trappist order, where he became an eloquent spiritual writer and mystic as well as an anti-war advocate and witness to peace. Merton: A Film Biography provides the first comprehensive look at this remarkable 20th century religious philosopher who wrote, in addition to his immensely popular autobiography The Seven Storey Mountain, over 60 books on some of the most pressing social issues of our time, some of which are excerpted here. Merton offers an engaging profile of a man whose presence in the world touched millions of people and whose words and thoughts continue to have a profound impact and relevance today.

An analysis of The Kindly Ones, Jonathan Littell's controversial novel, published in 2006, which dissects the ruthless mechanisms of the Shoah from the detached point of view of Maximilian Aue, a high-ranking Nazi officer.

Made originally as a four-hour miniseries for television and cut back for theatrical release, Vincent & Theo is about the mysterious, near-mystical interaction between Vincent (Tim Roth) and his brother Theo (Paul Rhys). Theo, an art dealer in Paris, tried for years without success to sell Vincent's art, and died not quite six months after his brother shot himself to death in a wheat field in Auvers-sur-Oise.

Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision is a biographical documentary film that tells the story of artist Maya Lin and her creation of the Vietnam Memorial. The film explores Lin's Chinese-American heritage, her artistic vision, and the controversial reception of her monument. It also delves into her personal struggles and explores themes of racism, parent-child relationships, and the role of art in society. Through archival footage, interviews, and behind-the-scenes access, the film provides a comprehensive portrait of Lin and her impact on the art world.

A gentle portrait of the mythical Spanish actor Arturo Fernández (1929-2019) in the hour of his passing, in his own words, through his latest interviews, not previously broadcast, and the words of those who knew him thorough decades of charming and good performance on stage, his true home, as well as in cinema and television.

Controversy erupts over a New-Deal-era mural of the namesake of San Francisco’s George Washington High School. The thirteen-panel artwork "The Life of Washington" by Victor Arnautoff offers a view of the Founding Father both celebratory and critical, referencing his involvements in slavery and Native American genocide.

A Documentary about violence, horror, censorship and legislation on the web. In 2009, Remy Couture, a special effects makeup artists from Quebec was arrested by the police right in front of his home and would be later charged with obscenity and corruption of morality. Montreal's police was responding to a complaint regarding pictures coming from his website Inner depravity.com which had been freely circulating on the Web. ART/CRIME discusses violence, fiction and censorship in movies but also in the loosely regulated environment that the Web still represents. The documentary allows many, like movie director Nacho Cerda, Robert Morin and Patrick Senechal to present their thoughts on the matter.

The Picture of Dorian Gray, the seminal work of Irish writer Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), continues to find new readers and inspire artists and creators around the world more than a century after its publication in 1891, because it was endowed with all the elements necessary to make it an undisputed heritage of world literature.

Lazowski, an expelled university student, investigates the supposed suicide of the famous artist Witkacy and tries to prove that the artist is in fact still alive.

Boyd Rice may well be the only person alive who's been on a first name basis with both Charles Manson and Marilyn Manson. His career has spanned more than three decades, during which time he has remained at the epicenter of underground culture and controversy.

England, 1960. The Crown sues the publisher Penguin Books in order to ban the publication of Lady Chatterley's Lover, a novel by the British writer D. H. Lawrence (1885-1930), published privately in Italy in 1928, which celebrates nature and deals with sex without taboos.

Great filmmakers claim the artistic influence of French director Henri-Georges Clouzot (1907-1977), a master of suspense, with a unique vision of the world, who knew how to offer both great shows and subtle studies of characters. Beyond the myth of the tyrannical director, a contrasting portrait of a visionary, an agitator, an artist against the system.