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Documentary from the year 2015 about the famous photographer, ia. with 'The Americans' delivered an impressive portrait of society.
The DVD 'Robert FRANK - Do not Blink' shows "extremely entertaining" (Village Voice) a giant of photographic art.
94-year-old Robert FRANK talks about his art and the stages of his life. With his photobook 'The Americans' first published in Paris in 1958, which appeared a year later with a text by the writer Jack Kerouac in the United States, FRANK wrote a photo story. 'The Americans' revolutionized the aesthetics of the photo book.
Other of his photo books are 'Black White and Things' and 'The Lines of My Hand'. His most important films include 'Pull My Daisy' and 'Cocksucker Blues'. FRANK's work is exhibited worldwide, most recently in the Tate Modern, London and the Museum der Moderne, Salzburg.
About the photographer, Robert FRANK (b. 9.11.1924):
Robert FRANK was born a child of a Swiss and a German-Jewish father. In 1947 he emigrated to the USA and soon published his first photo book. When 'The Americans' appeared in 1959, Jack Kerouac wrote the preface to the 'perhaps most influential photography book of the 20th century' (The Guardian).
Robert FRANK expanded his image horizon and made films like 'Pull My Daisy' with the Beat Poets Allen Ginsberg and Gregory Corso.
He collaborated with the Rolling Stones on the touring movie 'Cocksucker Blues' and the cover artwork of the album 'Exile On Main St.'.
Walker EVANS and Patti SMITH, William S. Burroughs and Edward Lachman - numerous artists who shaped the second half of the 20th century sought cooperation with the style-forming artist.
Robert Frank lives in New York and in Nova Scotia, Canada.
The DVD 'Robert FRANK - Do not Blink' shows "extremely entertaining" (Village Voice) a giant of photographic art.
94-year-old Robert FRANK talks about his art and the stages of his life. With his photobook 'The Americans' first published in Paris in 1958, which appeared a year later with a text by the writer Jack Kerouac in the United States, FRANK wrote a photo story. 'The Americans' revolutionized the aesthetics of the photo book.
Other of his photo books are 'Black White and Things' and 'The Lines of My Hand'. His most important films include 'Pull My Daisy' and 'Cocksucker Blues'. FRANK's work is exhibited worldwide, most recently in the Tate Modern, London and the Museum der Moderne, Salzburg.
About the photographer, Robert FRANK (b. 9.11.1924):
Robert FRANK was born a child of a Swiss and a German-Jewish father. In 1947 he emigrated to the USA and soon published his first photo book. When 'The Americans' appeared in 1959, Jack Kerouac wrote the preface to the 'perhaps most influential photography book of the 20th century' (The Guardian).
Robert FRANK expanded his image horizon and made films like 'Pull My Daisy' with the Beat Poets Allen Ginsberg and Gregory Corso.
He collaborated with the Rolling Stones on the touring movie 'Cocksucker Blues' and the cover artwork of the album 'Exile On Main St.'.
Walker EVANS and Patti SMITH, William S. Burroughs and Edward Lachman - numerous artists who shaped the second half of the 20th century sought cooperation with the style-forming artist.
Robert Frank lives in New York and in Nova Scotia, Canada.
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- DVD (PAL), 82 min., 16:9, English with German subtitles