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This series presents a unique and masterly survey of the greatest achievements in the history of art from the medieval era to the post-impressionist world. This authoritative and thought-provoking series employs powerful graphic images to entertain and inform the student and the art lover. Spectacular landscapes set the backdrop for an emcompassing look at great moments in art history.
The programs focus on various artists highlighting the works...
3) Mortdecai
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Charlie Mortdecai races to recover a stolen painting rumored to contain a code that leads to lost Nazi gold. Meanwhile he is being chased by several angry groups of people.
4) Pissarro
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The West-Indian born leader of the original Impressionists and the only artist from that school to exhibit at all eight of the exhibitions from 1874 to 1886. Pissarro's great work still hangs in the National Gallery, London.
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The story of a brave group of people who fought Hitler with the only weapons they had: charcoal, pencil stubs, shreds of paper, and memories etched in their minds. These artists took their fate into their own hands to make a compelling statement about the human spirit enduring against unimaginable odds.
8) Monet
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This program features footage from L'Orangerie and from Monet's house and gardens at Giverny plus special film shot at London's Savoy Hotel, from where Monet painted his famous views of London.
9) Headhunters
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Roger, an accomplished headhunter by day and art thief when opportunity knocks, decides to risk it all to get his hands on an extremely valuable painting, and in doing so discovers something which makes him a hunted man.
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Imagine the world without our masterpieces. Interviews with eyewitnesses and historians and newsreel footage show how during World War II the Nazis systematically took or destroyed the art of Europe. It follows the heroic Europeans who first hid, and then set out to find and return what had been taken, with the help of the Allied forces "Monuments Men". It is work that continues to this day.
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It's been called the greatest theft of art since the Second World War. Reveals how a private collection of paintings became the envy of the Louvre, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and other major institutions, and the prize in a battle between one man's vision and the forces of commerce and politics. Founded in 1922 by wealthy American drug developer and art collector Albert C. Barnes, the Barnes Foundation became the finest collection of paintings...
12) My Rembrandt
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Delves into the world of people who passionately love and collect the paintings of Rembrandt.
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In the fashion world, hundreds of designers showcase their latest collections in the giant white tents erected every spring and fall for New York Fashion Week. The tents draw people in, from fashion editors, to buyers to celebrities -- this pop cultural phenomenon generates global fashion trends and often becomes the proving ground for legendary designers.
14) Astral Traveler
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Take a voyage through both inner and outer realities as you fly through star fields, gas clouds, fractal formations and mystical worlds. Soothing soundscapes help unlock your mind to long-forgotten secrets of ancient, universal knowledge. Inspired by an artist's own voyages of cosmic consciousness, this video communicates on a deep, inner level that cannot be expressed through language. This music video is ideal for meditation, relaxation, or as an...
16) Showrunners
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SHOWRUNNERS explores the fascinating world of the US television showrunner and the creative forces around them, as they battle daily between art and commerce to deliver television comedies and dramas to audiences worldwide.
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From Lance Bangs and Spike Jonze, acclaimed director of Where the Wild Things Are, comes A Portrait of Maurice Sendak, a loving look at one of the most cherished and controversial figures in children's literature. Featuring Tell Them Anything You Want, this is a deeply moving tribute to Sendak, a seminal talent whose conflicts with success and lifelong obsession with death have subtly influenced his work. Now 81, Sendak is best known for his book,...
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