14 films in which the directors hid the masterpieces of painting, and the audience did not notice

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Many directors add subtle hints of paintings by famous artists to their films, and they do it masterfully. They can be associated with a name, a historical place or an event, or even give additional meaning to a scene. So, when in the finale of the film "Interstellar" Brand and Cooper reach out to each other, it resembles Michelangelo's "Creation of Adam", which emphasizes the extrahuman, extraterrestrial contact.

We like to watch movies carefully and are always ready to share our findings — such as these, for example. Besides, it's a great reason to review good films.

14 films in which the directors hid the masterpieces of painting, and the audience did not notice
14 films in which the directors hid the masterpieces of painting, and the audience did not notice

"Alice through the Looking Glass", James Bobin - "Portrait of Emperor Rudolf II in the image of Vertumnus", Giuseppe Arcimboldo

14 films in which the directors hid the masterpieces of painting, and the audience did not notice

"The Moth", Franklin Scheffner - "The Butterfly Catcher" Karl Spitzweg

14 films in which the directors hid the masterpieces of painting, and the audience did not notice

"Survivor", Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu - "Apotheosis of War", Vasily Vereshchagin

14 films in which the directors hid the masterpieces of painting, and the audience did not notice

"Sheep's Cheese", Pier Paolo Pasolini - "Removal from the Cross", Giovanni Battista Rosso Fiorentino

14 films in which the directors hid the masterpieces of painting, and the audience did not notice

"The Last House on the Left", Dennis Iliadis - "Ophelia", John Everett Millais

14 films in which the directors hid the masterpieces of painting, and the audience did not notice

"The Last House on the Left", Dennis Iliadis - "Ophelia", John Everett Millais

14 films in which the directors hid the masterpieces of painting, and the audience did not notice

"Fort Alamo", John Wayne - "El Haleo", John Singer Sargent

14 films in which the directors hid the masterpieces of painting, and the audience did not notice

"Empire of the Sun", Steven Spielberg - "Freedom from Fear", Norman Rockwell

14 films in which the directors hid the masterpieces of painting, and the audience did not notice

"Captain Alatriste", Agustin Diaz Yanes - "Surrender of Breda", Diego Velasquez

14 films in which the directors hid the masterpieces of painting, and the audience did not notice

"Duelists", Ridley Scott — "Napoleon Bonaparte", Benjamin Robert Haydon

14 films in which the directors hid the masterpieces of painting, and the audience did not notice

"Gone with the Wind", Victor Fleming — "A Woman before the Rising Sun", Kaspar David Friedrich

14 films in which the directors hid the masterpieces of painting, and the audience did not notice

"An American in Paris", Vincent Minnelli - "Chocolate Dance", Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

14 films in which the directors hid the masterpieces of painting, and the audience did not notice

"Dreams", Akira Kurosawa - "Langlois Bridge", Vincent van Gogh

14 films in which the directors hid the masterpieces of painting, and the audience did not notice

Interstellar, Christopher Nolan - The Creation of Adam, Michelangelo

     

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