The Painter Sam Francis
2008 · Documentary · 85 min. · United States
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.
Direction Jeff Perkins
Cast Bruce Conner · Samuel Francis · Al Held · Walter Hopps · Pontus Hulten · Arata Isozaki · Alfred Leslie · Ed Moses · Gordon Onslow-Ford · Eddie Ruscha · Paul Schimmel · Peter Selz · James Turrell
Soundtrack Charles Curtis
Cinematography Samantha Bertolotto · Jeff Perkins
Original title The Painter Sam Francis
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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