Rent The Art of Francis Bacon (2007)
2.6 of 5 from 3 ratings
0h 50min
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- Synopsis:
Francis Bacon is the essential British painter of the twentieth century. From the end of the Second World War until his death in 1992, he created an extraordinary body of intense and uncompromising figure paintings and portraits. Drawing on diverse influences including Picasso, Velasquez's portrait of Pope Innocent X, the photographs of Eadweard Muybridge and Sergei Eisenstein's film Battleship Potemkin, Bacon undertook a pitiless analysis in paint of himself and his friends, of the human body, and of our place in a godless universe. This film explores many of his key canvases which have been newly filmed in HDTV. The works are complemented solely with Bacon's own words, newly recorded by Derek Jacobi. The artist's biography is outlined, but the focus is on his ideas: his thoughts about his work, his reflections about how and why he paints. The result is a rigorous and revealing portrait of one of the few artists who has truly changed the way we see and understand ourselves. - Actors:
- Derek Jacobi, Francis Bacon
- Narrated By:
- Derek Jacobi
- Studio:
- Illuminations
- Genres:
- Documentary, Special Interest
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Reviews (2) of The Art of Francis Bacon
Scary paintings - The Art of Francis Bacon review by VE
Francis Bacon's art is very disturbing but this film contributes to understanding and even appreciating it.
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Art of Francis Bacon - The Art of Francis Bacon review by CP Customer
I was unable to watch this DVD because it has been ruined by annoying background music that I could not switch off. Glad I only rented it and not paid cash for it.
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