Carroll Moore Movies
- 2011
This profile of 19th century artist Paul Gauguin takes a look at the life and career of the iconoclast, who became an artist only after laying to rest a career as a stock broker, becoming known for creating personal mythologies such as Gauguin the Fallen Angel, Gauguin the Savage, and more. ~ Cammila Collar, Rovi
- 2010
A man who certainly qualifies as one of the most original artists in history, Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1526-93) turned many a head with his unusual portraits of emperors and their courtiers - unusual, because Arcimboldo decided to forsake realism for caricature, with heads and busts comprised entirely of fruits, vegetables, and flowers. Contrary to what one might expect, these feats earned Arcimboldo high praise and favor, In lieu of a beheading or jail sentence, and simultaneously revealed the depth and breadth of the painter's influence by the Age of Exploration. As narrated by Isabella Rossellini, this program examines Arcimboldo's colorful life and inimitable work, not simply as a court painter, but as a depicter of nature and a festival creator as well. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
- Starring:
- Isabella Rossellini
Edward Hopper qualifies as one of the most enduring of 20th century artists -- to such a degree that his images of domestic America (from the wolf-hour urban corner bar of "Nighthawks" to the sunlight-bleached storefront of "Summertime") are now part and parcel of American iconography. Actor and screenwriter Steve Martin hosts the Carroll Moore-directed documentary Edward Hopper, which provides an overview of the artist's career, from 1925 through the mid-'50s. Via a combination of archival photographs, glimpses of the artist's tableaux, and contemporary footage of the locations where he painted, Moore's film explores Hopper's aesthetic influences, the milieux that inspired him, and his contributions to the American artistic canon. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
Often incorrectly associated with the Impressionist School of art, Joseph Mallord William Turner in fact qualified as a harbinger of that movement; though similar to artists such as Monet and Renoir, the style that Turner exhibited actually predated the others by decades. Throughout Turner's career, he specialized in depicting seascapes, and exercised an unusual combination of luminescent and atmospheric elements; perhaps as a result, art historians now regard him as one of the preeminent English landscape painters. The National Gallery documentary program J.M.W. Turner carries audiences on a painting-by-painting retrospective of the artist's work, set to music and intercut with on-camera trips to the locales Turner inhabited. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
Romare Bearden is widely regarded as one of the most gifted and visionary American artists of his generation, and among the most important African-American visual artists of the 20th century. Best known for his work in collage, in which he captured both the sights and the energies of the various places he'd lived (including the Deep South, Harlem during the renaissance, and St. Martin in the Caribbean), Bearden also worked frequently in oils and watercolors. Regardless of medium, his art was bold and expressive, lending a truly American perspective to his subjects. The Art of Romare Bearden is a documentary that explores his life and work, featuring readings from Bearden's own writings (read by Danny Glover) and observations from his friends and colleagues. Morgan Freeman narrates. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Starring:
- Morgan Freeman, Danny Glover, (more)
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