Aims to provide a critical analysis of key English language examples of films depicting the fine arts and artists from the 1930s to the present day (one French feature film is also considered). It asks - how are fine arts visualized by film-makers and, to what extent are such films accurate?
Art and Artists on Screen Summary
Art and Artists on Screen by John A. Walker
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Table of Contents
Part I Bio-pics of real artists: Rembrandt (1936); Moulin Rouge (1952); Lust for Life (1956); the Agony and the Ecstacy (1965); Caravaggio (1986); The Wolf at the Door (1986); Camille Claudel (1988). Part II Films about fictional artists and architects The Fountainhead (1948); The Rebel (1960); The Draughtsman's Contract (1982); The Belly of an Architect (1986); the American cinema's depiction of art in the 1970s and 1980s. Part III Artworks, dealers and critics in films - the artist in Hollywood: artworks, dealers and critics in films; the artist in Hollywood - Spellbound (1945). Part IV Artists' films and art documentaries: artists' films; art documentaries.
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