Dont blink robert frank official trailer from grasshopper film on vimeo. If you like robert frank, the film gives you a very personal view of frank and his home life. Laura israel and robert frank in person for 104 screening. Robert frank, now 91 years old, is among the most influential artists of the last halfcentury. Dont blink robert frank is a 2015 documentary film about the life and work of photographer and filmmaker robert frank. Robert frank streaming dvdrip, regarder dont blink. Films focused on visual artists are a staple of the documentary world, but dont blink robert frank does things a little differently. It stars an ensemble cast that includes mena suvari, brian austin green, joanne kelly, and zack ward, who also produced. This compact, fastmoving portrait of the artist proceeds. Robert frank is a portrait of the artist before and in the many years after his most famous project. Directed by laura israel frank s longtime editor, dont blink robert frank is israels likeminded portrait of her friend and collaborator, a lively rummage sale of images and sounds and. A documentary film about the life of influential photographer and filmmaker robert frank directed by laura israel. Intimate roll of super 8 film of robert frank shot by lisa rinzler in nova scotia. Robert frank 2016 starring robert frank on dvd and bluray.
The life and work of robert frank as a photographer and a filmmaker are so intertwined that theyre one in the same, and the vast amount of territory hes covered, from the americans in 1958 up to the present, is intimately registered in his now. If film was not about robert frank, id maybe give it 3 stars. Photographer robert frank takes the spotlight at the parrish art museum on friday with a documentary screening and talk with film directors. Dont blink returns to the jbfc for a single screening, with a bonusa may 6 program featuring two of frank s rarely seen beat films. The photographer and filmmaker robert frank 1924 2019 emigrated to the usa as a germanswiss jew in 1947 and has strongly influenced american pop culture with his works. Finally, dont forget to watch the film trailer below. Laura israels film is a great film and admirably succeeds in providing context not just for many of frank s photographs but for his films, as well. Movie shows small clips from some of frank s films. Grasshopper film robert frank, now 91 years old, is among the most influential artists of the last halfcentury. Dont blink is israels likeminded portrait of her friend and collaborator, a lively rummage sale of images and sounds and recollected passages and unfathomable losses and friendships that leaves us a fast and fleeting imprint of the life of the swissborn man who reinvented himself the american way, and is still standing on ground of his. Robert frank 2016 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability.
Melinda shopsin, laura israel, ausfuhrende produzenten. A group of ten friends visit a remote resort, which they subsequently find. One of the most influential artists of the 20th century, dont blink is a documentary about robert frank, the legendary photographer and filmmaker behind the seminal book the americans and landmark films like pull my daisy with jack kerouac and allen ginsberg and c. The german documentary how to make a book with steidl follows gerhard steidl, a book publisher committed to using traditional print methods for publishing books.
Dont blink is a 2014 american psychological horror film written and directed by travis oates. The documentary dont blink is about his life as an artist in new york portraying all the boheme of the 60s and 70s. For libraries and educational use about trailer press contact screenings. One of the most influential artists of the 20th century, dont blink is a documentary about robert frank, the legendary photographer and filmmaker behind the.
Robert frank revolutionised photography and independent film. Just saw this delightful 82 minute film portrait of robert frank, and i highly recommend it. Frank is a unique photographer and videographer, someone who never plays by the rules, and his resulting body of work is interesting. Grasshopper film is a distribution company dedicated to the release of acclaimed and awardwinning independent film. A revolutionary of photography and independent film. And in its own crazy and capricious way perfectly captures the crazy and capricious nature of frank s art. With robert frank, sid kaplan, june leaf, william s. The life and work of robert frank as a photographer and a filmmakerare so intertwined that theyre one in the same, and the vast amount of territory hes covered, from the americans in 1958 up to the present, is intimately registered in his nowformidable body of artistic. Dont blinkrobert frank mary riepma ross media arts. He documented the beats, welsh coal miners, peruvian indians, the stones, london bankers, and the americans. Robert frank is featured in dont blink robert frank, directed by laura israel. The jacob burns film center jbfc is a nonprofit cultural arts center dedicated to teaching literacy for a visual. His seminal volume, the americans, published in 1958, records the swissborn photographers candid reactions to peculiarly american versions of poverty and racism.
Robert frank revolutionized photography and independent film. Released july th, 2016, dont blink robert frank stars robert frank the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 22 min, and received a score of 75 out of 100 on metacritic, which put together. One of the most influential artists of the 20th century, dont blink is a documentary about robert frank, the legendary photographer and. How to make a book with steidl online 2010 movie yidio. It includes interviews with him, archive material and has been awarded at the berlinale or the new. Laura israels new film is called dont blink robert frank, and its at once a welcome admonition and an efficient motto. Dont blink offers audiences revelatory insight into the intricacies of his photos, films and personal history while artfully revealing robert frank s complex life story. Dont blink robert frank is part of the bfi london film festival, which is taking place right now click here for more information about the event, including how to get tickets. It covers the making of his book the americans, his documentaries featuring friends such as. Dont blink includes clips from frank s rarely seen movies, among them me and my brother and cocksucker blues. Dont blink is the rare documentary that understands that the best way to elicit both appreciation and understanding for an artists creations is to allow us to see these creations firsthand. It is done in an almost documentary way but yet there is more action than a typical documentary. He documented the beats, welsh coal miners, peruvian indians, the stones, london bankers, and the. Unseen, the film gives insights into the eventful life and work of the artist, who was 92.
Watch dont blink robert frank, the canadian documentary by. Frank, now 90, is still very much alive, very much working, and dont blink. This is the bumpy ride, revealed with unblinking honesty by the reclusive artist himself. Blink cotton tshirts for men, blink makeup, limited edition print robert frank art prints, tanya roberts dvd, robert frank, blink tshirts for men, robert frank art prints, robert frank original art, robert frank art, don henley very good vg case very good vg inlay condition music cassettes. One of the most influential artists of the 20 th century, dont blink is a documentary about robert frank, the legendary photographer and filmmaker behind the seminal book the americans and landmark films like pull my daisy with jack kerouac and allen ginsberg and csucker blues with the rolling stones. In honor of the flash photographic festival a riveting, intimate portrait of the brilliant swiss born photographer and underground filmmaker robert frank who rose to prominence with his book the americans a series of haunting photographic portraits of america in 1958. Packed with interviews and footage from his rarely seen films and rare material from archives including his beat classic. Dont blink to screen in berlins panorama laura israels dont blink robert frank pictured and livia ungur and shernglee huangs hotel dallas are among the docs screening in. The movie shares, in steidls own words, his driving commitment to make high quality products. The film kinda drags on at the end, but starts out good. A portrait of a quintessential new york artist the new york times and irascibly entertaining village voice, dont blink is a documentary about robert frank, the legendary photographer and filmmaker behind the seminal book the americans and landmark films like pull my daisy with jack kerouac and allen ginsberg and csucker blues with the rolling stones. Screening to accompany the current exhibition robert frank. A series of personal tragedies pushed frank to painfully explore complex feelings about family and friends, memory and loss, acceptance of change, and loneliness. He documented the beats, welsh coal miners, peruvian indians, the stones.
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