A Selection of Films on Painters, Collectors and Forgers in the World of Painting

A selection of films about the art world, painters and their muses, adventurers, passionate collectors and skilful forgers: cinema of various genres united by the theme of painting. Essential viewing; every one of these pictures will bear more than a single watching and will make a fine addition to the piggy bank of the cinematic connoisseur. As for those who have seen them, I am sure it is a lovely reminder of good cinema, food for the soul, as they say

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September digest: archaeological finds, exhibitions, museums, theatre and the Church

In the finale of the Strugatskys' Roadside Picnic, the Golden Ball is told: "Happiness for everybody, free, and let nobody go away unsatisfied!" I do not promise to offend nobody, but the digest really does come free of charge. So, here is the main business of the

Frederic Leighton

Frederic Leighton. “Daedalus and Icarus”, 1869 Daedalus warns his son not to climb too high: the heat of the sun may melt the wax, but Icarus is already gazing into the distance, and the lamentations of a foolish old man interest him not in the least

A Selection of Films on Painters, Collectors and Forgers in the World of Painting

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September digest: archaeological finds, exhibitions, museums, theatre and the Church

Frederic Leighton

Attempts to resolve the problems of many years of uncontrolled mass migration

Characters from Gogol's "Petersburg Tales" on the pedestal of the monument to Nikolai Gogol on Nikitsky Boulevard, photograph of the 1960s