Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Portrait of a Lady on Fire 2019

8.12

On an isolated island in Brittany at the end of the eighteenth century, a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman.

2019

Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes

Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes 2001

7.00

The historical saga of American superheroes. Born in the period between the Great Depression and the World War II to combat the hobgoblins of the modern world, these mutant human beings with superhuman powers colonized the funny papers, radio dramas, television and films, to become a truly national industry in the United States: they gave expression to the fears and obsessions of the twentieth century and bolstered American ideals.

2001

Leibniz – Chronicle of a Lost Painting

Leibniz – Chronicle of a Lost Painting 2025

1

Out of her love for the great thinker Leibniz, Queen Charlotte commissions a portrait of him. During the portrait sessions, the philosopher and the young painter engage in a passionate struggle for truth in image and likeness, and ultimately for love and death.

2025

Real Fiction

Real Fiction 2000

5.40

A repressed artist receives ritual abuse from those who pass him as he paints portraits in the park. Gradually becoming more frustrated, anger builds up within the artist, leading him to embark upon a quest to gain revenge on all those who have humiliated him.

2000

Heaven is a Traffic Jam on the 405

Heaven is a Traffic Jam on the 405 2016

7.20

56-year-old artist Mindy Alper has suffered severe depression and anxiety for most of her life. For a time she even lost the power of speech, and it was during this period that her drawings became extraordinarily articulate.

2016

Two Portraits of MIYAGINO

Two Portraits of MIYAGINO 2010

7.50

In Edo-era Japan, a ukiyo-e artist languishes in his master’s shadow. Creatively stifled, he finds consolation in the company of a prostitute, and becomes entangled in a love triangle. A mystery emerges involving two portraits and the sudden disappearance of the artist Sharaku. Helmed by Cannes-selected director Tatsuji Yamazaki, the film employs kabuki-inspired sequences and stylised sets.

2010

A Case of Blue

A Case of Blue 2020

3.00

Recently retired accountant Richard Flicker attends a life-drawing class and his world is turned upside down when he encounters free-spirited Amelia, the spitting image of a long lost love from decades ago. Grappling with a troubled home front, Richard flirts with the temptation of this second chance at romance.

2020

Dear Mr Shakespeare: Shakespeare Lives

Dear Mr Shakespeare: Shakespeare Lives 2016

7.00

An evocative and imaginative exploration of the racial tensions in Othello and how the themes in Shakespeare's play still resonate today.

2016

Sketching

Sketching 2022

1

A controlling artist is confronted by his model during their live drawing session making him question his views.

2022

Until I Kill You

Until I Kill You 2024

6.86

A extraordinary true story of Delia Balmer, who survived a near-fatal relationship with murderer John Sweeney. The series narrates the ordeal Delia suffered at the hands of John Sweeney, and her traumatic journey through the police and criminal justice system as they attempt to prosecute him for his crimes.

2024