The Art of Francis Bacon

MOVIE

2007

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The Art of Francis Bacon

Name: The Art of Francis Bacon
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2007
Duration: 50 min

50min

DOCUMENTARY

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, 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.