Like a Painting
Film scenes inspired by art
Art forms feed into each other.
Just the way, a book on philosophy will have learnings for an accountant; a treatise on nuclear physics will not go waste for an artist; and chemistry could have insights for a marketing maven. I have learnt more about relationships from Pride & Prejudice than any number of management courses. Music is the way I move from being intolerable to become bearable. And poetry addresses every situation in my life - at work, at home, in moments which are mine. And I am convinced that I am a better person because of the time I have spent in art galleries.
And don’t even get me started on films. I love the person I have become because of the films I love.
There are so many people - some even I know - who have not read a book (apart from what they were forced to in school), have not visited an art gallery, have not heard a classical music recital, don’t remember a poem, and whose face grows blank when Ritwik Ghatak is mentioned. Of course they are living, of course they are happy, of course they will complete full lives on this earth.
But why? But how?
Whilst the urge to create is almost atavistic in human beings, the possibility to appreciate the creation is optional. And it is a tragedy of our times that whilst the universe fills the world with beauty, we ignore all the riches around us because we are navel-gazing.
But all of us here - readers of The Uncuts - don’t suffer from this malaise. We love what demands love, and revel in beauty in all their forms.
Hence when I found this piquant and fun thread on X, I thought let me share it here.
These are all iconic movie scenes which have been inspired by famous art. Some of the inspiration - deliberate or otherwise - is breathtaking. Enjoy!
Taken from: https://x.com/JamesLucasIT
Film: Malena (Giuseppe Tornatore)
Art: Georgette Magritte (René Magritte)
Film: Scream (Wes Craven)
Art: The Scream (Edvard Munch)
Film: Shutter Island
Art: Kiss (Klimt)
Film: Alien 3 (David Fincher)
Art: Girl’s Head beside a Skull (Rex Whistler)
Film: The Truman Show (Peter Weir)
Art: Architecture au clair de lune (René Magritte)
Film: Dreams (Akira Kurosawa)
Art: Wheatfield with Crows (Vincent van Gogh)
Film: Melancholia (Lars Von Trier)
Art: Ophelia (Sir John Everett Millais)
I have written on art before, if you want to dive into some of the articles:
On gorgeous sculptures around the world
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Movie scenes from iconic works of art! How interesting!! Btw your last blog persuaded me to view Age of Adeline. Thanks , because it got me thinking how aging critically serves the universal purpose of life.