Top Documentary Films » Art and Artists http://topdocumentaryfilms.com Watch stunning, eyeopening, interesting, free, streaming, full, online documentary films and movies. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:15:17 +0000 en hourly 1 Beethovenhttp://topdocumentaryfilms.com/beethoven/ http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/beethoven/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:36:28 +0000 Vlatko http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/?p=4695 BeethovenA powerful, moving and accurate docudrama based on the life of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827). Paul Rhys's masterful portrayal of Beethoven is particularly noteworthy, doing well to vividly convey the isolation and despair Beethoven experienced throughout his life, while insightful narration from the popular conductor, composer and presenter Charles Hazlewood does well

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]]> http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/beethoven/feed/ 2 Leonardo Da Vincihttp://topdocumentaryfilms.com/leonardo-da-vinci/ http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/leonardo-da-vinci/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:22:22 +0000 Vlatko http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/?p=4686 Leonardo Da VinciThis is the story of one of the greatest minds in history. An artist, scientist, engineer, visionary and all-round genius, Leonardo Da Vinci (1452--1519) was arguably the main figure of the Renaissance. Over three gripping episodes, this docudrama from the BBC reconstructs the life of Leonardo from early boyhood to death. Each episode is infused with brilliant

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]]> http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/leonardo-da-vinci/feed/ 0 The Genius of Mozarthttp://topdocumentaryfilms.com/the-genius-of-mozart/ http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/the-genius-of-mozart/#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:13:17 +0000 Vlatko http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/?p=4684 The Genius of MozartAn enlightening and enveloping reconstruction of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's (1756--1791) life. Masterfully written and directed, every aspect of the film has been given thorough thought in order to ensure an accurate historical reconstruction. Inspirational performances from the main actors and actresses foster captivation, while regular narrative interjections from

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]]> http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/the-genius-of-mozart/feed/ 1 The Divine Michelangelohttp://topdocumentaryfilms.com/the-divine-michelangelo/ http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/the-divine-michelangelo/#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:51:23 +0000 Vlatko http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/?p=4671 The Divine MichelangeloTo produce one of the world's great masterpieces is impressive. To create three is truly astonishing - but this is exactly what Michelangelo did five hundred years ago. With his own hands he designed and created the most famous sculpture in the world - the David; the most awe-inspiring painting - the ceiling of the Sistine chapel; and one of the world's greatest buildings

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]]> http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/the-divine-michelangelo/feed/ 16 John and Yoko’s Year of Peacehttp://topdocumentaryfilms.com/john-and-yokos-year-of-peace/ http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/john-and-yokos-year-of-peace/#comments Sat, 13 Jun 2009 20:01:42 +0000 Vlatko http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/?p=4540 John and Yoko's Year of PeaceAmazing that a nearly hour-long film about a Beatle that contains almost no music could still be worthwhile, but that's the case with John & Yoko's Year of Peace. The year in question is 1969, when the newly married couple staged the notorious "bed-in" at a Toronto hotel to promote their somewhat naive but sincere campaign for world peace; they then moved on

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]]> http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/john-and-yokos-year-of-peace/feed/ 1 The Mystery of Picassohttp://topdocumentaryfilms.com/the-mystery-of-picasso/ http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/the-mystery-of-picasso/#comments Fri, 15 Jun 2007 10:05:38 +0000 Vlatko http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/the-mystery-of-picasso/ The Mystery of Picasso (1956)Henri-Georges Clouzot's 1956 film, The Mystery of Picasso (Le Mystère Picasso), sets out some lofty goals for itself. In only 75 minutes, Clouzot seeks to uncover nothing less than the "mystery," not merely of Picasso's process of painting, but of artistic production itself. We're talking metaphysical meta-projects here, the search for the core truth of capital-A

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]]> http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/the-mystery-of-picasso/feed/ 8 Andy Goldsworthy’s Rivers & Tideshttp://topdocumentaryfilms.com/andy-goldsworthys-rivers-tides/ http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/andy-goldsworthys-rivers-tides/#comments Thu, 17 May 2007 19:21:58 +0000 Vlatko http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/?p=6 Andy Goldsworthy’s Rivers & Tides (2001)Documentarian Thomas Riedelsheimer shows us Andy Goldsworthy as he creates art in natural settings using natural materials such as driftwood, ice, mud, leaves, and stones. Goldsworthy comments on his "earthworks" and occasionally responds to off screen questions from Riedelsheimer while he painstakingly builds his outdoors sculptures. With some

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]]> http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/andy-goldsworthys-rivers-tides/feed/ 1 Style Warshttp://topdocumentaryfilms.com/style-wars/ http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/style-wars/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2007 18:40:28 +0000 Vlatko http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/?p=994 Style WarsWhen director Tony Silver and co-producer Henry Chalfant delivered the broadcast version of their prize-winning film to PBS in 1983, the world received its first full immersion in the phenomenon that had taken over New York City. The urban landscape was physically transformed by graffiti artists who invented a new visual language to express both their

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