The Thought Of Art

Mon Paradis - Der Winterpalast(en)

A portrait of five St. Petersburgians and their connection to The Hermitage.

Toulouse-Lautrec: The Full Story(en)

Art Critic Waldemar Januzczak presents this documentary which details french artist Toulouse-Lautrec's life.

Naked Rose(en)

Among the millions of victims of the Nazi madness during the Second World War, Pierre Seel was charged with homosexuality and imprisoned in the Schirmeck concentration camp. He survived this terrifying experience of torture and humiliation, and after the war he married, had three children, and tried to live a normal life. In 1982, however, he came to terms with his past and his true nature and decided to publicly reveal what he and thousands of other homosexuals branded with the Pink Triangle had undergone during the Nazi regime. Il Rosa Nudo (Naked Rose), inspired by the true story of Pierre Seel, depicts in a theatrical and evocative way the Homocaust, focusing on the scientific theories of SS Physician Carl Peter Værnet for the treatment of homosexuality, which paved the way for the Nazi persecution of gay men.

Embassy of the Free Mind(en)

UNESCO Memory of the World: Explore the Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica’s new home with 25,000+ rare books on alchemy, hermetica & mysticism at the Embassy of the Free Mind museum, set in Amsterdam’s historic canal mansion, the House with the Heads.

Crumb(en)

This movie chronicles the life and times of R. Crumb. Robert Crumb is the cartoonist/artist who drew Keep On Truckin', Fritz the Cat, and played a major pioneering role in the genesis of underground comix. Through interviews with his mother, two brothers, wife, ex-wife and ex-girlfriends, as well as selections from his vast quantity of graphic art, we are treated to a darkly comic ride through one man's subconscious mind.

Statues Also Die(fr)

Commissioned by the journal Présence Africaine, this short documentary examines how African art is devalued and alienated through colonial and museum contexts. Beginning with the question of why African works are confined to ethnographic displays while Greek or Egyptian art is celebrated, the film became a landmark of anti-colonial cinema and was banned in France for eight years.

Corazones de tela(es)

The Warhol Effect(en)

Lifting the lid on the fascinating last decade of Andy Warhol's life and the legacy he left for future artists, through never-before-seen footage and interviews with insiders.

The Little Horse(es)

The novohispanic equestrian statue of Charles IV of Spain is relocated in Mexico city.

Museums. Unoccupied(uk)

The story is not only about Ukrainian museums during a full-scale war, but about the survival of our culture in general. The occupiers are trying to destroy it and steal it, but thanks to museum workers, it is not only being protected, but also multiplied.

Marisol - Stop Motion(en)

Captures the sculptor Marisol posing among her work.

Screen Test: Marisol(en)

Marisol has been posed against a light-coloured background and carefully lit from left and right. Her face emerges from the dark mass of her hair. The film is slightly out of focus throughout. At one point she glances off-screen, then resumes her gaze into the camera.

Bob Indiana, Etc.(en)

Robert Indiana with a few companions sitting, smiling, and smoking as life passes idly by.

Screen Test: Ethel Scull(en)

16mm, black and white film, silent, 4:30 min.

Mexico Mobile Cinema(es)

Documentary showing the efforts to bring cinema to marginalized communities in Mexico.

The Posthumous Honors to the Distinguished Authors(es)

The posthumous ceremony to honor Mexico's national anthem's authors.

Empirical Midwife in Milpa Alta(es)

A midwife goes to medical school to learn modern techniques.

A Way of Saying(es)

A filmmaker's poetic memories of her father.

'Orsay(pt)

The Art of Grieving(en)

After the untimely death of his 35-year old brother, an artist explores the questions that surfaced from grief by painting 365 paintings and to spur conversation in culture.