Movies and TvShows featuring "european-art" theme.

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.

Mythos is a three-part documentary that consists of a series of lectures given by Joseph Campbell. Campbell conceived of the original lectures, filmed over the last six years of his life, as a summation of what he had learned about the human mythic impulse, in terms of psychology, ethnology and comparative mythology—what he called "the one great story of mankind."

Egon Schiele, an Austrian artist, faces personal and professional challenges as he navigates the art world amidst the backdrop of war, illness, and personal loss. The movie explores themes of art, love, and the human condition.

Nightwatching (2007) is a biographical drama that follows the story of Rembrandt, a famous Dutch painter. The movie revolves around a mysterious murder and the secrets hidden in Rembrandt's artwork. It explores themes of conspiracy, revenge, and hypocrisy in the 1640s Dutch society. Rembrandt's involvement in a militia group and his relationships with his maid and a high-class woman add complexity to the plot. As the story unfolds, a hidden message in one of Rembrandt's portraits leads to the unraveling of a neighborhood-watch murder mystery.

A biographical drama about the life of Vincent van Gogh, exploring his relationships, obsessions, and his contribution to the world of art in the 19th century.

A San Francisco couple travels to France in search of Pablo Picasso.

Un conservateur terrorisé par les plantes vertes, une mère plastifiée pour être exposée, un ballet de Saintes Vierges, des gardiens épuisés par Rodin, un ministre perdu dans une exposition de sexes, une voiture disparue au parking Rembrandt, des provinciaux amoureux des Impressionnistes, touristes galopins galopant d'une salle à l'autre, passager clandestin dans l'art premier, Picasso, Gauguin, Warhol, ils sont tous là dans ce petit monde qui ressemble au grand, dans ce musée pas si imaginaire que ça, valsant la comédie humaine jusqu'au burlesque.

Cloportes (1965) is a comedic crime film that follows a safecracker and a policeman as they team up to steal an art collection and get revenge on a ruthless art dealer. Their plan goes awry, leading to hilarious antics, unexpected twists, and a thrilling chase through the streets of Paris.

In King Lear (1987), a film editor finds himself captivated by the writings of a renowned playwright. As he delves deeper into the playwright's works, his own life starts to mirror the themes of power, virtue, and the complexities of human relationships. Set against the backdrop of the 1980s and the aftermath of the Chernobyl disaster, this film explores art, inspiration, and the blurred lines between reality and fiction.

For more than a decade, Reichsmarschall Hermann Goering, Adolf Hitler's right-hand man during the infamous Third Reich, assembled a collection of thousands of works of art that were meticulously catalogued.

Set in the dense forests of 1940s Eastern Europe, this story reveals the supernatural encounters that challenge three soldiers' understanding of life and death.

In this three-part documentary series Waldemar Januszczak discovers paintings, sculptures and architecture of the Baroque period. Starting from the square of Saint Peter's Basilica in Italy to St Paul's Cathedral in England.

Art historian Waldemar Januszczak uncovers the secret meanings hidden within some of the greatest paintings by Van Gogh, Gauguin, Cezanne and Seurat .

From the cabinets of curiosities created in Italy during the 16th century to the prestigious cultural institutions of today, a history of museums that analyzes the social and political changes that have taken place over the centuries.

This MGM Passing Parade series short takes a look at changing definitions of art in the United States.

An account of the short life and the astonishing and provocative work of the Austrian painter Egon Schiele (1890-1918), seen through the peculiar point of view and the critic voices of the women who defined the paramount milestones of his existence: Gerti, his sister; Wally, his main model and lover; and Edith, his wife. A brief story of love, hate, betrayal and misfortune.

Death and the devil, nudity and eroticism, horror in blazing colours, Gothic art cast a spell over people 500 years ago. In these image-poor times, art deliberately and skilfully played with the emotions of the viewer, triggering fear, devotion, but also rapture. Art documentary on German gothic art of the late-middle ages.