Movies and TvShows featuring "starving-artist" theme.
In 1849 Baltimore, a series of murders are committed based on Edgar Allan Poe's stories, and a detective must solve the case before becoming the next victim.
The Middleman follows the story of a struggling artist who becomes an agent for a secret agency. She is tasked with fighting super villains and supernatural powers while dealing with her own superhero abilities. The show is set in the 2000s and is based on a comic book/graphic novel.
Blue Period is a coming-of-age drama series that follows Yatora Yaguchi, a high school student who becomes fascinated by the world of art. Despite societal pressure to pursue a more traditional path, Yatora decides to chase his dreams of becoming an artist, leading him on a journey of self-discovery, friendship, and artistic expression.
In 1950s Edinburgh, a taciturn magician uses his gift of illusion to win back his childhood love, who is now a high-heeled performer. As their paths cross on a ferry boat and in a theater stage, the magician's declining career and the changing of the times become apparent. With very little dialogue, this hand-drawn animated film explores themes of disillusionment, belief in magic, and the end of an era.
In A Stolen Life, a woman named Kate finds herself living the life of her twin sister, Patricia, who steals her identity and tries to take everything away from her. This psychological drama explores themes of deceit, identity, and sibling rivalry.
When Mr. Cazotte, a self-appointed expert on love, is hired to teach the timid Crown Prince Lothar the art of seduction, their plan backfires as an heir is conceived out of wedlock. The royal family seeks refuge in the castle of Rosenbad, where rivalries within the family put their scheme in danger. Meanwhile, Mr. Cazotte falls in love with Ehrengard, the maid of honor, and realizes he is not as knowledgeable about love as he thought.
Gauguin: Voyage to Tahiti is a biographical drama that follows the story of painter Paul Gauguin and his journey to Tahiti in 1891. The film explores Gauguin's struggle as he tries to find artistic inspiration in the beauty of Polynesia while facing conflicts in his personal life. It also delves into the difficulties he experiences as a starving artist and the challenges of living in a foreign land.
A struggling artist working as a waitress kidnaps a man at gunpoint and forces him to pose as her boyfriend during her family's Christmas celebration. As the charade progresses, they start developing real feelings for each other and face various obstacles that test their fake relationship.
Portrait of Jennie tells the story of a struggling artist who becomes captivated by the beauty and mystery of a young girl named Jennie. As he attempts to capture her essence in his paintings, he discovers that Jennie is not what she seems, and her presence in his life holds a supernatural power that will change everything. Set against the backdrop of Cape Cod and the Great Depression, this film is a moving exploration of love, art, and the mysteries of the human heart.
A harried, overworked advertising executive is being pursued romantically by one of his clients, a successful perfume magnate ... and his former fiancée. The latest client of the agency is a psychiatrist and author of a new book. When the executive goes over to discuss the ad campaign, the psychiatrist turns out to be a woman. But what does he really need? Romance? Or analysis?
In Love Happy (1949), a group of performers, led by a mute harpist and a mustached man, get involved in a chase for stolen diamonds in New York City. Along the way, they encounter gang members, femme fatales, and Broadway shows, leading to hilarious situations and wisecrack humor.
A society girl is suspected of murdering an artist whose brother is a notorious racketeer. In her pursuit of an alibi, she inadvertently implicates a struggling advertisement photographer. Now they must keep up the appearance of being engaged as a bumbling detective snoops around, and their initial distaste for each other blossoms into romance.
When their father is murdered, three brothers descend upon an Oregon mountain river to spread his ashes. After they arrive, one of their children goes missing. One of the brothers was himself abducted 30 years ago when they visited this same river, but he has blocked the incident out of his mind. Only by unlocking the mysteries inside his subconscious, will they be able find the child.
A starving, uncompromising artist and an heiress fall in love on first sight and immediately get married. She loves his outrageous behaviour, his strange room-mate and the best apartment poverty can buy.
A collection agent arrives in a small town with $1000 for a local farmer. Whilst waiting for the farmer to arrive the money is put in a safe at a hotel for safe keeping. However, it is removed by mistake and solves a number of financial problems before it is returned.
Set in 1920s Montparnasse, the film follows the life of a tormented artist who struggles with poverty, love, and artistic expression. The artist is constantly haunted by his lack of money and his tormented spirit, which leads him to contemplate suicide. He finds solace in his art, using it as a form of expression and escape from his misery. Along the way, he encounters a variety of characters including a billionaire, a prostitute, and an art model. The film is based on the novel of the same name and explores themes of love, art, and the struggles of a troubled artist.
In 1890s Oslo, a struggling writer battles poverty and hunger while attempting to write his masterpiece. As he faces constant rejection and struggles to find food and shelter, he becomes obsessed with his work and dreams of literary success. Despite suffering from starvation and desperation, he clings to his dignity and hope, determined to overcome the challenges of being a starving artist.
A chance encounter becomes a dangerous obsession when a mysterious small-time psychic offers a successful developer a way to reconnect with his dead wife.
An artistic salesgirl falls in love with a chauffeur not realising he is actually the heir to a huge fortune.
For those, if any, who have wondered why so many Paramount contractees appeared in United Artists' films during the war years, this is another one of the Paramount productions that was sold to United Artists in the early-40's when U.A. was having trouble meeting their exhibitor contracts because of lack of product, mainly due to their loss of production in England. A group of starving, but young and willing, actors band together to share finances and an apartment. Norman Reese (William Holden) orders no love nonsense between the boys and girls till they are set on broadway, but Marge Benson (Barbara Britton) and Tony Dennison (James Brown) are already secretly married. A friend drops in to see Dottie Coburn (Martha O'Driscoll) and is shocked to find the boys and girls sharing the same apartment and insists it is her duty to inform Dottie's father (Jay Fassett.)