Movies: Francis Bacon
- 2019
Memory: The Origins of Alien (2019)
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The untold origin story behind Ridley Scott's Alien - rooted in Greek and Egyptian mythologies, underground comics, the art of Francis Bacon, and the dark visions of Dan O'Bannon and H.R. Giger. A contemplation on the symbiotic collaborative process ...
- 2012
For No Good Reason (2012)
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For No Good Reason a film about Ralph Steadman. Johnny Depp guides the visually stunning journey, smashing narrative conventions, moving seamlessly from interview to animation and in the finest Gonzo tradition questions of witness and authenticity ar...
- 1984
Burroughs: The Movie (1984)
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An exploration of Burroughs’ life story, as told by Burroughs himself along with many of his contemporaries, including Allen Ginsberg, Brion Gysin, Francis Bacon, Herbert Huncke, Patti Smith, Terry Southern, and William Burroughs Jr....
- 1987
Francis Bacon and the Brutality of Fact (1987)
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In his London studio, Francis Bacon discusses his work and approach with David Sylvester. His representations of the human figure in portraits and triptychs link him to the distorted realism of Van Gogh and Picasso, who also portrayed the intensity o...
- 2017
Francis Bacon: A Brush with Violence (2017)
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In this unique, compelling film, those who knew him speak freely, some for the first time, to reveal the many mysteries of Francis Bacon....
- 2009
Francis Bacon in His Own Words (2009)
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A collection of BBC archive material about painter Francis Bacon, including a previously unseen interview recorded in 1965....
- 1966
Francis Bacon: Fragments of a Portrait (1966)
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Francis Bacon: Fragments of a Portrait explores the recurring themes in Bacon’s work, his influences and his life. The documentary is accompanied by a haunting score specially composed by Edwin Astley for the production....
- 2006
Bacon's Arena (2006)
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A profile of British painter, Francis Bacon....
- 1988
Francis Bacon (1988)
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Francis Bacon revolutionised figurative painting in the 20th century. The English painter unmasked his subjects in a provocative and ruthless manner. Deformed bodies, grimacing faces and the materiality of colour make us aware of brutality and sexual...
- 1969
Heads (1969)
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Includes 'portraits' of Marianne Faithfull, Thelonious Monk and 28 others, some known, some less so....
- 2022
Francis Bacon: The Outsider (2022)
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Adam Clayton retraces a trip artist Francis Bacon took to Ireland in 1929, painting a fresh picture of Bacon's relationship with the land of his birth....