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A Model for Matisse
MC-584, 2003
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Monique Bourgeois was a 21-year-old nursing student and amateur artist living in Nice when, in 1941, she answered an ad placed by Henri Matisse seeking “a young and pretty night nurse.” From this humble beginning a beautiful friendship developed... more >
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Almond Blossoms
MC-877, 2007
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Join this Starry Night swirl of an adventure through the breathtaking world of Vincent van Gogh's paintings. In a small French village, the shy and eccentric van Gogh is teased by the local children for being unusual. Only young Marguerite Gachet... more >
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Art City #1: Making it in Manhattan
MC-461, 2004
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Unlike any art movie you've ever seen, Making it in Manhattan is informed 'entertainment’ about the people who make contemporary art. Artists, collectors, and dealers bring to life the art capital of the world, New York, as it plunges into the 21st... more >
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Art City #2: Simplicity
MC-462, 2004
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Travelling around the country, Art City: Simplicity takes viewers on a revealing trip into the studios and lives of a group of singular artists. On a desert mesa outside Santa Fe, Richard Tuttle invents his mysterious and marvellously humble forms,... more >
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Art City #3: A Ruling Passion
MC-463, 2005
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Many artists use the pain, exhilaration and resolution of private desires to express themselves. Art City: A Ruling Passion focuses on intense personalities who’ve used their art to explore the
emotional impact of psychological truths. Everything... more >
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Dutch Light
MC-872, 2004
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There is an ancient myth that the light in Holland is unique. The special quality of Dutch light was discovered by artists and celebrated in their work. The German artist Joseph Beuys argued that Dutch light lost its radiance around the middle of... more >
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Gustave Courbet
MC-776, 2007
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The foremost painter in the realist style, Gustave Courbet was so caught up in experiencing life on this earth—real life—that he lost himself in it. Handsome, wealthy, and acclaimed in his youth, he ended up old, poor, and notorious in later life.... more >
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In Winter Still
MC-878, 2007
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Join Claude Monet in his adventures through his enchanted garden at Giverny as he learns to celebrate the spirit of sharing and the magic of children at play. When Monet's selfish gardener bans the children from playing in the lush gardens, spring... more >
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Metropolitan Museum of Art, The
MC-489, 2004
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Shot in High-Definition video technology, this captivating program will take you on a tour through the entire Metropolitan Museum of Art in 52 minutes of programming. You will hear fascinating stories about the history of the Museum and its... more >
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Mystery of Picasso
MC-655, 2003
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Like a matador confronting a bull, the artist approaches his easel. As he wields his brush, the painting dances into being before our eyes. Pablo Picasso, the most influential artist of the 20th century, is making art, and famous French director... more >
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Painted Tales Volume 1
MC-879, 2007
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ALMOND BLOSSOMS, 11 MIN
Join this Starry Night swirl of an adventure through the breathtaking world of Vincent van Gogh's paintings. In a small French village, the shy and eccentric van Gogh is teased by the local children for being unusual. Only... more >
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Picasso: The Man and His Work, Part 1
MC-669, 2001
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This Cannes Film Festival selection takes a comprehensive and fascinating look at the life and art of the legendary Pablo Picasso. During the last 22 years of Picasso's life, film maker Edward Quinn had complete access to the artist. Through a... more >
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Picasso: The Man and His Work, Part 2
MC-670, 2002
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This Cannes Film Festival selection takes a comprehensive and fascinating look at the life and art of the legendary Pablo Picasso. During the last 22 years of Picasso's life, film maker Edward Quinn had complete access to the artist. Through a... more >
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Rothko's Rooms
MC-908, 2000
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In the late 1940s and ‘50s, Mark Rothko (1903-70) was one of the leading American artists who created wall-scale abstract paintings that filled the viewer’s field of vision and became a form of environment. Rothko spoke of wanting the spectator to... more >
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