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scarletwoman

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4. I don't know what makes something an "Art" film.

Mon Jan 20, 2014, 09:49 PM

Jan 2014

Is it a movie that simply didn't get wide release? A movie that hardly anyone ever saw? An "Indie Movie" that only showed in a few theaters specializing in obscure and/or avant garde films? A foreign language film that hardly anyone ever saw? (These last two categories are what I have generally associated with the label "Art Film".)

I've heard of Crumb, Chasing Amy, and Goya's Ghosts - but I've not seen them. The others in your poll I haven't heard of at all.

I guess I can't be of any help.

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"Art" Films... [View all] Atman Jan 2014 OP

Vincent & Theo gets my vote Little_Wing Jan 2014 #1

Don't know if this one is the type you're looking for mokawanis Jan 2014 #2

self-delete (I had wrong type films listed) valerief Jan 2014 #3

I don't know what makes something an "Art" film. scarletwoman Jan 2014 #4

A film about art/artists. That's how I read it. n/t Little_Wing Jan 2014 #5

That makes sense. Thanks. scarletwoman Jan 2014 #7

I thought it was an "arthouse" type film. nt valerief Jan 2014 #6

That's what I thought, too. But I think Little Wing above has the right of it. scarletwoman Jan 2014 #8

You were correct! nt valerief Jan 2014 #12

Exit Through the Gift Shop (nt) sweetloukillbot Jan 2014 #9

Sorry I wasn't clear...not "Art House," films about artists. Atman Jan 2014 #10

Comedies about artists--some films I've seen valerief Jan 2014 #13

"Crumb" for sure. Paladin Jan 2014 #11

Well, here's an "Art" film for sure: Powell & Pressinger's "Tales of Hoffman". scarletwoman Jan 2014 #14

Modigliani JustAnotherGen Jan 2014 #15