
Synopsis
What you will learn in this film…
Robert Frank's New York • His iconic photos • Excerpts from his films • His life • His philosophy • His studio on Bleecker Street • His apprenticeship to a retoucher in Zurich • The flight to the USA in the 1930s • His beginnings at Harper’s Bazaar • A stroll in Coney Island 50 years after his photographs • Paris seen by Robert Frank • His archives • His take on London • His solo trip through the United States that was behind The Americans • His complicity with sculptor June Leaf, his wife • The influence of the Beat Generation in his filmography • His haven of peace in Nova Scotia • The importance of work in the lab to editing • His tour with the Rolling Stones • Robert Frank's roots
Film chapters
00:00 Starting out, Switzerland
07:52 Europe
16:09 Becoming American
23:19 With June, working on life
39:59 The Beat Generation and the films
51:00 Pablo and Andrea
01:14:51 The tour with the Rolling Stones
Linked Articles
Further exploration
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• THE AMERICANS - artist: Robert Frank ; introduction: Jack Kerouac ; 1959 ; Grove Press
• THE LINES OF MY HAND - artist: Robert Frank ; 1972 ; Lustrum Press
• MOVING OUT - artist: Robert Frank ; 1995 ; Scalo
• LONDON / WALES - artist: Robert Frank ; author: Philip Brookman ; 2007 ; Steidl Verlag
• PARIS - artist: Robert Frank ; 2008 ; Steidl Verlag
• PERU - artist: Robert Frank ; 2008 ; Steidl Verlag
• VALENCIA - artist: Robert Frank ; 2012 ; Steidl Verlag
• IN AMERICA - artist: Robert Frank ; 2014 ; Steidl Verlag
• HOLD STILL - KEEP GOING - artist: Robert Frank ; author: Christophe Ribbat ; 2016 ; Steidl Verlag
• ROBERT FRANK: GOOD DAYS QUIET - 2019 ; Steidl
• PULL MY DAISY (1959)
• ME & MY BROTHER (1965-1968)
• CONVERSATIONS IN VERMONT (1969)
• COCKSUCKER BLUES (1972)
• LIFE DANCES ON (1980)
• HOME IMPROVEMENTS (1985)
• TRUE STORY (2004)
• TUNNEL (2005)
Robert Frank Dies; Pivotal Documentary Photographer Was 94 - The New York Times Article
Interview: New Doc Puts Robert Frank in Frame - Hollywood Soapbox Article
How Robert Frank’s Photographs Helped Define America - The New Yorker Article
Possibly, Everything: An Interview with Robert Frank - Border Crossings Article