Rialto Cinemas is proud to be Sonoma County’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 25 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