The Painter Sam Francis English Movie
Theatrical Release 9/11/2009
Director:Jeffrey Perkins
Genre:Documentary
Cast
(Credited cast)
Bruce Conner ... Himself
Samuel Francis ... Himself
Al Held ... Himself
Walter Hopps ... Himself
Pontus Hulten ... Himself
Arata Isozaki ... Himself
Reviews
An intimate portrait of and tribute to one of the leading lights of American abstract art: Samuel Francis. Here, we retrace Francis’ life and career from his childhood in California to his artistic maturation in post-war Paris, his time spent in Japan, and his eventual return to the United States. A combination of interviews and scenes of the artist at work in his studio provide an insight into Francis' mysterious and complex personality, and its reflection in a body of work that is simultaneously diverse and singular.
Forty years in the making, 'The Painter Sam Francis' is artist Jeffrey Perkins' intimate portrait of abstract expressionist painter Sam Francis. The film retraces Francis' life and career from his childhood in California to his artistic maturation in post-war Paris, his time spent in Japan, and his prominence in the United States. It reveals a man in constant struggle with physical maladies and his own demons, but for whom creativity was a powerful life-sustaining force.
Theatrical Release 9/11/2009
Director:Jeffrey Perkins
Genre:Documentary
Cast
(Credited cast)
Bruce Conner ... Himself
Samuel Francis ... Himself
Al Held ... Himself
Walter Hopps ... Himself
Pontus Hulten ... Himself
Arata Isozaki ... Himself
Reviews
An intimate portrait of and tribute to one of the leading lights of American abstract art: Samuel Francis. Here, we retrace Francis’ life and career from his childhood in California to his artistic maturation in post-war Paris, his time spent in Japan, and his eventual return to the United States. A combination of interviews and scenes of the artist at work in his studio provide an insight into Francis' mysterious and complex personality, and its reflection in a body of work that is simultaneously diverse and singular.
Forty years in the making, 'The Painter Sam Francis' is artist Jeffrey Perkins' intimate portrait of abstract expressionist painter Sam Francis. The film retraces Francis' life and career from his childhood in California to his artistic maturation in post-war Paris, his time spent in Japan, and his prominence in the United States. It reveals a man in constant struggle with physical maladies and his own demons, but for whom creativity was a powerful life-sustaining force.
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