Movies: David Sylvester

  • 1987
    Francis Bacon and the Brutality of Fact

    Francis Bacon and the Brutality of Fact (1987)

    Francis Bacon and the Brutality of Fact

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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...

    Francis Bacon and the Brutality of Fact
  • 1967
    Giacometti

    Giacometti (1967)

    Giacometti

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    The Arts Council commissioned this film to coincide with their major retrospective of Giacometti's work at the Tate Gallery (now Tate Britain) in the summer of 1965. A similar exhibition was held concurrently at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, ...

    Giacometti
  • 1966
    Francis Bacon: Fragments of a Portrait

    Francis Bacon: Fragments of a Portrait (1966)

    Francis Bacon: Fragments of a Portrait

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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....

    Francis Bacon: Fragments of a Portrait
  • 2009
    Francis Bacon in His Own Words

    Francis Bacon in His Own Words (2009)

    Francis Bacon in His Own Words

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    A collection of BBC archive material about painter Francis Bacon, including a previously unseen interview recorded in 1965....

    Francis Bacon in His Own Words
  • 1970
    Magritte: The False Mirror

    Magritte: The False Mirror (1970)

    Magritte: The False Mirror

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    Introduces the world of painter René Magritte through an assemblage of the painter's images. Includes statements by Magritte about his intentions and anecdotes from his friends Mesens and Scutenaire....

    Magritte: The False Mirror