Rialto Cinemas is proud to be the East Bay’s home for two incredible series of documentaries highlighting the work of specific artists and exhibits from the world’s finest museums.  These films provide a cinematic immersion into some of the world’s best loved art shown in extraordinary detail that only HD can capture.

EXHIBITION On Screen

Van Gogh: Poets & Lovers

Thursday, December 5   1pm

Not Rated

90 mins

Documentary

200 years after its opening and a century after acquiring its first Van Gogh works, the National Gallery is hosting the UK’s biggest ever Van Gogh exhibition. Van Gogh is not only one of the most beloved artists of all time, but perhaps the most misunderstood. This film is a chance to reexamine and better understand this iconic artist…MORE INFO

Thu, Dec 5

1:00

EXHIBITION On Screen

DAWN OF IMPRESSIONISM: PARIS 1874

Tuesday, March 18   1 & 7pm
Thursday, April 17   1pm

Not Rated

90 mins

Documentary

The Impressionists are the most popular group in art history – millions flock every year to marvel at their masterpieces. But, to begin with, they were scorned, penniless outsiders. 1874 was the year that changed everything; the first Impressionists, “hungry for independence”, broke the mold by holding their own exhibition outside official channels. Impressionism was born and the art world was changed forever…MORE INFO

Tue, Mar 11
Thu, Apr 17

1:00, 7:00
1:00

EXHIBITION On Screen

Michelangelo: Love and Death

Tuesday, May 20   1 & 7pm
Thursday, June 26   1pm

Not Rated

91 mins

Documentary

Spanning his 88 years, Michelangelo: Love and Death takes a cinematic journey through the print and drawing rooms of Europe through the great chapels and museums of Florence, Rome and the Vatican to seek out a deeper understanding of this legendary figure’s tempestuous life, his relationship with his contemporaries and his incredible legacy…MORE INFO

Tue, May 20
Thu, June 26

1:00, 7:00
1:00