The whole history of French Impressionism - from its origin to its heyday and gradual extinction - fits into the long creative biography of Claude Monet. Knightly devotion to this artistic direction, loyalty to the impressionistic perception of the world put this master apart even among his brothers.
Based on the literary classic by Thomas Hardy. Bathsheba Everdene, attracts three very different suitors: Gabriel Oak, a sheep farmer, captivated by her more
Based on the literary classic by Thomas Hardy. Bathsheba Everdene, attracts three very different suitors: Gabriel Oak, a sheep farmer, captivated by her fetching willfulness; Frank Troy, a handsome and reckless Sergeant; and William Boldwood, a prosperous and mature bachelor. This timeless story of Bathsheba's choices and passions explores the nature of relationships and love – as well as the human ability to overcome hardships through resilience and perseverance. close
The story of the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, the endless attempts by her council to marry her off, the Catholic more
The story of the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, the endless attempts by her council to marry her off, the Catholic hatred of her and her romance with Lord Robert Dudley. close
In August of 1949, Life Magazine ran a banner headline that begged the question: "Jackson Pollock: Is he the greatest living painter in the United States?" more
In August of 1949, Life Magazine ran a banner headline that begged the question: "Jackson Pollock: Is he the greatest living painter in the United States?" The film is a look back into the life of an extraordinary man, a man who has fittingly been called "an artist dedicated to concealment, a celebrity who nobody knew." As he struggled with self-doubt, engaging in a lonely tug-of-war between needing to express himself and wanting to shut the world out, Pollock began a downward spiral. close
There is only one great sculptor of the nineteenth century (Claude Monet called him “the great of the great”) – Auguste Rodin. Only he opened up new possibilities more
There is only one great sculptor of the nineteenth century (Claude Monet called him “the great of the great”) – Auguste Rodin. Only he opened up new possibilities in the art of plastic, expanded its range and enriched the language. He combined boldness, realism of searches, vitality of images, energetic pictorial modeling, fluidity of form, incompleteness of works with dramatic design, striving for philosophical concepts.
The stylistics of Rodin’s later works gave rise to a judgment about him as the founder of impressionism in sculpture. The search for movement, the tendency to the picturesque “blurring” of volumes, the addiction to fragments bring him closer to Claude Monet or Degas, and the pathetic and fundamental “literature” of images brings him closer to Van Gogh. close
Pablo Picasso is one of the most striking, controversial and stunning figures in world painting. During his more than half a century of activity, Picasso more
Pablo Picasso is one of the most striking, controversial and stunning figures in world painting. During his more than half a century of activity, Picasso turned into an almost mythical personality, he is no longer perceived as a person, but as a unique phenomenon, as an unprecedented phenomenon. The works of the last fifteen years of the artist’s work are very diverse. One can, however, highlight the Spanish source of inspiration ("Portrait of an artist, in imitation of El Greco") and elements of tavromachy (perhaps because Picasso was a passionate fan of the popular bullfight in the south of France), expressed in drawings and watercolors in the spirit of Goya (1959-1968). The feeling of dissatisfaction with his own work is marked by a series of interpretations and variations on the themes of the famous paintings “Girls on the banks of the Seine”. According to Courbet"; "Algerian women. By Delacroix"; "The Meninees. According to Velasquez"; "Breakfast on the grass. By Manet. The film tells about the last years of the life of the great artist Pablo Picasso. close