Extraordinary Portraits / 2022

Musician and passionate art collector Tinie Tempah hopes to shine the light on everyday heroes within society by painting portraits of them. These everyday heroes have extraordinary stories and the artists hope to turn these stories into amazing portraits. Portraiture has traditionally been a method of commemorating powerful or wealthy figures in...

Ritratto della giovane in fiamme / 20197.690 voti

Bretagna, Francia, 1770. Marianne, una pittrice, è incaricata di realizzare il ritratto di nozze di Héloïse, una giovane donna che ha appena lasciato il convento. Héloïse è però riluttante al matrimonio e Marianne deve ritrarla senza che lei lo sappia, osservandola di giorno e lavorando di nascosto di notte. Tra le due pian piano nascerà un rapporto fatto di intimità e attrazione, destinato a un drammatico epilogo.

Cézanne - Ritratti di una vita / 2018

Quando un artista è anche un innovatore lo si riconosce nel tempo. Cézanne lo è stato: un rivoluzionario nella pittura, tanto da essere, ancora oggi, un esempio per chiunque si approcci a quel mezzo. L'artista francese (1839-1906) ha inventato un modo per rendere la prospettiva attraverso il colore piano: pennellate piatte che, strato dopo strato, restituiscono allo spazio volumi modulati. Per questo, racconta il nipote dell'artista Philippe Cézanne, il bis-nonno era angosciato, pennellata dopo pennellata, dal fare un gesto sbagliato e rovinare l'intera composizione pittorica.

Le Portrait de Petit Cossette / 2004

Eiri Kurahashi è uno studente di belle arti; per guadagnare qualcosa lavora part-time in un negozio di antiquariato, dove scopre un dipinto incompiuto del diciottesimo secolo che ritrae una splendida ragazza bionda. Cossette, la ragazza del ritratto, si materializza e gli chiede aiuto. Dietro di lei c'è una storia misteriosa e orribile...

America's Serial Killers: Portraits in Evil / 2009

This true crime docuseries strips the covers from a world of profiling, forensic science and painful investigation to expose history's most brutal serial killers.

Portraits of A Nation: Five Faces of Identity / 2022

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Star Portraits with Rolf Harris / 2004

Star Portraits with Rolf Harris was a BBC television series that has so far had three series, the most recent in March 2007. In it, three artists each paint a picture of a celebrity, and then the celebrity gets to choose to keep one of the paintings. It is presented by artist / television personality Rolf Harris.

Portraits of a Lady / 2008

In October 2006, 25 artists came together to paint Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. The result was a collection of vastly different images of this iconic figure. This film chronicles the process from the initial setting (where Justice O'Connor entertained the room) to the evening when the paintings were unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery.

The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger / 2017

The Ways of Seeing writer is celebrated by Tilda Swinton and her fellow admirers in an unorthodox four-part documentary that visits him at his Alpine home

Vision Portraits / 2019

Filmmaker Rodney Evans embarks on a scientific and artistic journey, questioning how his loss of vision might impact his creative future. Through illuminating portraits of three artists: a photographer (John Dugdale), a dancer (Kayla Hamilton), and a writer (Ryan Knighton), the film looks at the ways each artist was affected by the loss of their vision and the ways in which their creative process has changed or adapted.

Self Portraits or: How to talk endearingly to possible victims / 2023

Quinn is a grade school teacher who is exploited by a group of memoryless individuals who reeducate his long-term partner Amy.

Survivors: Portraits of the Holocaust / 2022

We follow a project spearheaded by the Prince of Wales, who has commissioned seven leading artists to paint seven survivors of the Holocaust. Throughout the programme, we hear the testimonies of the remarkable men and women who were children when they witnessed one of the greatest atrocities in human history, as well as meeting the artists as they grapple with their paintings.

A Portrait of Jianghu: Reincarnated Disciple / 2017

Nian Yangxiao, came from a parallel world to save his true love who was killed in another dimension. He must find the killer who has a mark on her thigh before it was too late. If his love is killed in this world she will truly be gone forever. He has to deal with the various gangs with the help of a newly acquired power which can stop time.

Stéphane Guillon - Portraits au vitriol (1ère salve) / 2008

Les portraits désormais cultes de Stéphane Guillon sur Canal+ . S'adressant aux invités, il ose un ton inédit, parfois irrévérencieux mais toujours hilarant et taquine avec facétie et perspicacité Jean Dujardin, IAM, Christophe Lambert, Judith Godrèche, Rocco Siffredi, David Douillet, Joey Starr, Fabrice Luchini, Nagui, Marianne James, Bernard Kouchner... Et retrouvez en bonus, les invités en colère qui ne voulaient plus jamais entendre parler de leur portrait !...

The American Woman: Portraits of Courage / 1976

Developed from Anne Grant's book, Our North American Foremothers, this film recreates historical moments and women who fought for equality and freedom over the span of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries.

Shadow Play / 1996

Ada and Lise are both costume designers, the first is around 20, the other around 30. Both are working hard on their break through. There are also jobs for the movies. This is where Lise meets producer Alphonse, who is nearly 20 years older than she. Because he is unhappy with his girlfriend a secret relationship evolves. Ada has problems as well, but she's not the only one. There are also the young Emma and Nina, as well as Yves and Guido - enough people to get into complicated relationship entanglements.

Portraits deutscher Alkoholiker / 2011

The people at the centre of this film are lawyers, civil servants, housewives, managing directors and mothers. They are also alcoholics. In her documentary, Carolin Schmitz explores the protagonists’ stories and their strategies for survival: the little tricks they employ in order to try and get through their daily lives – lives which become increasingly difficult to manage the stronger the addiction becomes. Their fear of losing control and being exposed as a drinker create their need to conform, but the protagonists can only cope with this pressure by increasing their alcohol intake.

Animated Self-Portraits / 1989

An animated film compiled by David Ehrlich consisting of 27 animators from different countries all explaining themselves through their animation.

Portraits d'Auteurs - Nina LEGER / 2023

Country: Portraits of an American Sound / 2015

'Country: Portraits of an American Sound' is a documentary film that explores the history and culture of country music through the lens of photography, which has portrayed the ideals, lifestyle and personalities of country music artists for over 80 years. The film features imagery and commentary from Grand Ole Opry photographer Les Leverett, the late celebrity photographer Leigh Wiener, documentary photographer Henry Horenstein, iconic music photographers Henry Diltz and Raeanne Rubenstein, and contemporary photographers David McClister and Michael Wilson. Over a dozen country music artists also appear, including Rosanne Cash, Roy Clark, Merle Haggard, Lyle Lovett, Charley Pride, LeAnn Rimes, Kenny Rogers, Tanya Tucker, The Band Perry and Keith Urban. The film weaves iconic images, historical footage and over 25 country music hits into a dynamic look at this uniquely American sound.