Stanley Museum of Art Senior Living Communities (SLC) Program Amanda Lensing, SLC Program Coordinator [email protected] (319) 467-0074
April 16, 2020 | Museum From Home Emails FILMS AND DOCUMENTARIES ABOUT ARTISTS
FILMS • The Agony and the Ecstasy (1964) | Michelangelo Available to Rent/Buy on Amazon Video, Google Play, iTunes, Vudu, YouTube Rated R | 138 minutes Adapted from Irving Stone’s bestseller of the same name. The film is set in the early 16th century, Pope Julius II (played by Rex Harrison) commissions Michelangelo (played by Charlton Heston) to paint the Sistine Chapel and thus begins the battle of wills.
• Big Eyes (2014) | Margaret Keane Available to Rent/Buy on Amazon Video, iTunes, Netflix, Vudu Rated PG-13 | 106 minutes Directed by Tim Burton and starring Amy Adams and Christoph Waltz, the film follows the story of American artist Margaret Keane and her husband, Walter Keane. Walter took credit for Margaret’s popular “Big Eye” paintings in the 1950s and 1960s. Adams won a Golden Globe for her role.
• Frida (2000) | Frida Kahlo Available to Rent/Buy on Amazon Video, Google Play, iTunes, Vudu, YouTube Rated R | 123 minutes Salma Hayek stars as Frida and Julie Taymor directs. The film chronicles 30 years of Frida’s life from feisty schoolgirl in Mexico City to Diego Rivera protégée to world-renowned artist.
• Lust For Life (1956) | Vincent van Gogh Available to Rent/Buy on Amazon Video, iTunes, Vudu Rated PG | 122 minutes Based on the 1934 novel of the same name by Irving Stone and directed by Vincente Minnelli. The film details the passions and frustrations of van Gogh, starring Kurt Douglas as the artist with an Oscar winning supporting performance by Anthony Quinn as Paul Gauguin.
DOCUMENTARY • Kusama – Infinity (2018) | Yayoi Kusama Available to Rent/Buy on Amazon Video, Google Play, iTunes, Vudu, YouTube Not Rated | 76 minutes The top-selling female artist in the world, Japanese painter Yayoi Kusama overcame countless odds to bring her radical artistic vision to the world stage. Her installation Infinity Mirrored Rooms sells out everywhere and she continues to create new work daily.
You may not recognize Kusama's name, but I'm sure you've read and/or have seen her work! This week, Kusama released a poem which you can read here: A Message From Yayoi Kusama To The World
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