Francis Bacon and the Brutality of Fact

Synopsis
Filmed entirely in the small studio in Chelsea where Francis Bacon lived from 1961, the artist speaks candidly and informally with David Sylvester about his life and work.
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Film; Video; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 58 min. Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 58 min.
Technical information
Black-and-white / Sound
Year of production
1985
Availability
Hire
Uses
Art students.*
Keywords
Bacon, Francis (1909-1992); painters; paintings - British

Credits

Director
Michael Blackwood
Producer
Alan Yentob

Distribution Formats

Type
Film
Format
16mm

Production Company

Name

BBC Television

Name

Michael Blackwood Productions, Inc.

Email
blackwoodfilm@aol.com
Web
http://www.michaelblackwoodproductions.com/ External site opens in new window
Phone
(212) 242 1805
Fax
(212) 242 1671
Address
6 West 18th Street
Suite 2B
New York, NY
10011
USA

Sponsor

Name

Arts Council of Great Britain

Phone
020 7973 6455
Fax
020 7973 6581
Address
London
SW1P 3NG

Distributor

Name

Arts on Film Archive, University of Westminster

Notes
Arts on Film Archive offers on-line access to a large range of films on art produced in the United Kingdom since the 1950s, and is a unique record of British and international post-war art, as well as of documentary film-making in the UK. In its first phase, the archive offers a complete database and an on-line video streaming of all 450 films made by the film department of Arts Council England between 1953 and 1998 and several films produced till 2003 by the dance Department of ACE. The collection is only available streamed to ac.uk domain addresses.

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