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What are some films about famous artists?

The lives of artists have always been a source of inspiration for film. The following are all about artists or artist-inspired films:

Exit through the Gift Shop (2010): A fascinating documentary about the enigmatic street artist Banksy.

Little Ashes (2008): A film about the relationship between the artist Dalí and the filmmaker Luis Buñuel and the writer Federico García Lorca. Robert Pattinson plays Dalí in the film.

Factory Girl (2006): A dramatic rendition of the story of Eddie Sedgwick and Andy Warhol.

Klimt (2006): John Malkovich plays the Austrian artist Gustav Klimt.

Modigliani (2004): A dramatic love story in Paris about the rivalry between the artist Modigliani and Picasso.

The Girl with the Pearl Earring (2003): Adapted from the novel by Tracy Chevalier, inspired by Vermeer's famous paintings.

Frida (2002): Salma Hayek and Alfred Molina play Frida Carlo and Diego Rivera, respectively.

Pollock (2000): Ed Harris plays The Abstract Expressionist painter Jackson Pollock. Marcia Gay Harden won an Oscar for her success in playing Lee Krasner.

Goya in Bordeaux (1999): A dramatic Spanish-language film about the artist Francisco Goya.

Surviving Picasso (1996): In this film about several women in Picasso's life, Anthony Hopkins plays Pablo Picasso.

Basquiat (1996): Biopic by postmodern artist Jean Mitchell Basquiat.

I Shot Andy Warhol (1996): Valerie Solanis, played by Lili Taylor, shot and injured Andy Warhol in 1968.

Vincent and Theo (1990): Robert Altman directed the film about the brothers Vincent and Theo Van Gogh.

Camille Claudel (1988): A French film about the sculptors Camille Claudel and Auguste Rodin.

Oviri (1986): Donald Sutherland plays French artist Paul Gauguin.

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