Ten movies about art to watch these days on Netflix

Want to see some interesting movies about the arts in these days of mandatory isolation and have a Netflix subscription? The offer for arts lovers is not exactly the widest, but something can still be found. So we have selected ten films that you can find on the schedule these days that you might consider evaluating. Happy viewing!

1. Frida, by Julie Taymor, starring Salma Hayek, Alfred Molina, Geoffrey Rush, Antonio Banderas, Valeria Golino, Edward Norton (USA, 2002, running time 120 minutes).
Um biographical fim devoted to the life and loves of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, played by Salma Hayek: one award and two Oscar nominations, one Golden Globes award.

2. Struggle: The Life and Art of Szukalski, by Ireneus Dobrowolski, starring Stanislav Szukalski, Glenn Bray, Robert Williams (U.S. and Poland, 2018, running time 115 minutes).
Some Los Angeles artists discover the work of Polish sculptor Stanislav Szukalski, a mad genius whose story comes alive through surprising chapters.

3. Velvet Buzzsaw, by Dan Gilroy, with Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Natalia Dyer, Toni Collette, John Malkovich, Daveed Diggs (USA, 2019, running time 109 minutes).
Velvet Buzzsaw, a film directed by Dan Gilroy, is set in the refined contemporary art world of Los Angeles. It is in this environment that up-and-coming personal assistant Josephina (Zawe Ashton) is suddenly successful after stealing and selling the work of another artist, who was found dead in her apartment. Art thus collides with commerce, and when they begin a very dangerous game, artists and collectors will pay a very high price.

4. The Heavenly Staircase. The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang, by Kevin Macdonald, starring Cai Guo-Qiang (USA, 2016, running time 75 minutes).
After reaching the pinnacle of fame in the international art world with his explosive performances, contemporary Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang is looking for something to push his limits. Filmmaker Kevin Macdonald draws a portrait of him starting from his childhood in Mao’s China to his accomplished labors in an attempt to realize his artistic and vital obsession.

5. Laertes, by Lygia Barbosa and Eliane Brum, starring Laertes Coutinho (Brazil, 2017, running time 100 minutes).
Laertes Coutinho, one of Brazil’s most brilliant cartoonists, introduces herself to the world as a woman after living for nearly 60 years as a man.

6. The B-Side. Elsa Dorfman’s Portrait Photography, by Errol Morris, starring Elsa Dorfman (USA, 2016, running time 76 minutes).
Director Errol Morris chronicles the life and works of his friend Elsa Dorfman, author of Polaroid shots of celebrities and ordinary people.

7. Lister’s Struggle, by Eddie Martin, starring Anthony Lister (Australia, 2016, running time 86 minutes).
This documentary offers a candid portrait of Australian street artist Anthony Lister, chronicling his nascent career and the personal hardships he experienced.

8. Dot2Dot, by Amos Why, with Candy Cheung, Chi Chung Lam, Moses Chan (Hong Kong, 2014, running time 129 minutes).
Newly arrived in Hong Kong, a language teacher becomes fascinated by graffiti she sees in subway stations and tries to discover its meaning.

9. Unicorn Store, by Brie Larson, starring Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Bradley Whitford, Joan Cusack (USA, 2019, running time 92 minutes).
Unicorn Store, Brie Larson’s directorial debut film, follows the story of Kit (Brie Larson), an idealistic young woman with little inclination to embrace maturity, who is forced to move back in with her parents and accept a boring job. Suddenly, however, here is a strange store and an even stranger clerk dressed in pink come into her life and offer to grant her greatest wish: to own a real unicorn.

10. Burden, by Richard Dewey and Timothy Marrinan, with Chris Murden, Marina Abramović, Vito Acconci, Roger Ebert, Larry Gagosian, Frank O. Gehry, Robert I. Holt, John McEnroe, Regis Philbin, Barbara Smith (Belgium, UK, Sweden, 2016, running time 88 minutes).
Documentary on the entire artistic journey of Chris Burden, legendary protagonist of high-risk performance art works.

Ten movies about art to watch these days on Netflix

Warning: the translation into English of the original Italian article was created using automatic tools. We undertake to review all articles, but we do not guarantee the total absence of inaccuracies in the translation due to the program. You can find the original by clicking on the ITA button. If you find any mistake,please contact us.