Dont blink turns the lens on photographer robert frank. I love mistakes, sagte robert frank einmal, sometimes they work out. The documentary dont blink robert frank by laura israel came out in 2015. Laura israel, tom jarmusch, andrew lampert, ausfuhrender musikproduzent. Jul 14, 2016 franks work is phenomenal, but his longtime editor and collaborator laura israel seems determined during the course of her documentary never to give you a moment long enough to contemplate it. The life and work of robert frank as a photographer and a filmmakerare so intertwined that theyre one in the same, and the vast amount of territory hes covered, from the americans in 1958 up to the present, is intimately registered in his now. Robert frank, about the great photographer and filmmaker, also has been added to the lineup of 26 films on the main slate, announced. Discovering a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the laura israel. Robert frank, a biographical portrait of the famed american photographer and director, refers to its subjects persistent dedication to capturing. The famously reclusive and curmudgeonly photographerfilmmaker robert frank smiles throughout the documentary dont blink robert frank, as if hes having a good time with laura israel, a longtime assistant who deigned to make a film about him. For showtimes and ticketing information, click here. Israel s latest documentary dont blink robert frank is a fascinating way to discover this brilliant and unconventional photographer.
Grasshopper film is a distribution company dedicated to the release of acclaimed and awardwinning independent film. A fourth entry, laura israel s documentary don t blink. Don t blink robert frank is a 2015 documentary film about the life and work of photographer and filmmaker robert frank synopsis. Robert frank november 9, 1924 september 9, 2019 was a swiss photographer and documentary filmmaker, who became an american binational. Grasshopper film is a distribution company dedicated to the release of acclaimed and award.
Combining stunning monochrome imagery, footage of franks film works, snapshots of the artist talking about his career and a banging rock soundtrack, dont blink robert frank is an exhilarating ride in the company of one of the most provocative, restless and irreverent photographers of this or any other time. Robert frank, one of the most important living photographers, now has a record of his own life in the form of the documentary don t blink. Windfall, her directorial debut, premiered at the toronto international film festival and won top prize at doc nyc. This compact, fastmoving portrait of the artist proceeds. Want to behold the glory that is dont blink robert frank in the comfort of your own home.
Dont blink captures the film inside the film inside the camera. Dont blink robert frank trailer 1 englisch ut deutsch. Robert frank screens at the gene siskel film center this week. Jul, 2016 laura israels new film is called dont blink robert frank, and its at once a welcome admonition and an efficient motto. One of the most influential figures in the worlds of photography and independent filmmaking, frank has never been easily approachable.
Robert frank, by laura israel, franks longtime editor. I hate these fuckin interviews, robert frank says just a few moments into laura israel s don t blink, a vigorous documentary surveying the career and life of the photographer. One of the most influential artists of the 20 th century, dont blink is a documentary about robert frank, the legendary photographer and filmmaker behind the seminal book the americans and landmark films like pull my daisy with jack kerouac and allen ginsberg and csucker blues with the rolling stones. Laura israel has been working with frank as an editor for years and in don t blink has created an intimate and visually arresting account of frank over the years. Directed by his longtime editor laura israel, the film is an exuberant and fascinating journey into the images and words of an iconoclastic artist, a swissborn man who reinvented himself the american way, and is still standing on ground of his own making at the age. Dont blink unpacks like a russian nesting doll just as it peels back franks many layers. The assembled portrait is not unlike franks own moviesrough around the edges and brimming with surprises and insightscalling to mind franks quintessential underground movie, the 1959. Robert frank has been added to your cart add to cart.
Laura israel celebrity profile check out the latest laura israel photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Oct 07, 2015 the title of laura israels dont blink. He documented the beats, welsh coal miners, peruvian indians, the stones. A reverential closeup of robert frank leaves questions. A new film reveals the complicated genius of robert frank. Robert frank laura israel june 812, 2016 the 10th annual halifax independent filmmakers festival showcases fiercely independent films from atlantic canada and beyond by putting a spotlight on the artists behind them. This is the bumpy ride, revealed with unblinking honesty by the reclusive artist himself. Madman event details one of the most influential figures in the worlds of photography and independent filmmaking, robert frank has never been easily approachable. In don t blink robert frank, laura israel follows the work and influence of the american photographer and filmmaker. In don t blink robert frank, laura israel delivers an intimate portrait of the artist who revolutionized photography with his trenchant 1958 book the americans. Israel, who has worked with frank since the 1990s, recently spoke with aperture about the making of don t blink, which opens this week at film forum in new york. Screening to accompany the current exhibition robert frank. Jul 11, 2016 but we lean forward to the next crazy venture beneath the skies. Laura israel and robert frank in person for 104 screening.
Dont blink robert frank laura israel started editing awardwinning commercials and music videos while a film student at nyu. From the early 90s, frank has made his films and videos with the brilliant editor laura israel, who has helped him keep things homemade and preserve the illuminating spark of first contact between camera and peopleplaces. Robert frank revolutionized photography and independent film. Buy cinema tickets for dont blink robert frank bfi. With geoff dyer, jeffrey fraenkel, susan kismaric, erin otoole.
Don t blink is directed by laura israel, frank s film editor for more than 20 years, and includes generous selections from those works. Since the late 1980s, editor laura israel has spent much of her time as editor for legendary photographer robert frank. Frank is a unique photographer and videographer, someone who never plays by the rules, and his. From the early 90s on, frank has been making his films and videos with the brilliant editor laura israel. Jul 04, 2016 robert frank revolutionized photography and independent film. In robert frank s footsteps coupled to a swell little short, in the street, that featured photos taken in spanish harlem back in the. John lurie, lou reed, patti smith, keith richards, sonic youth, new order, ziggy marley, david byrne, artists laurie simmons. Robert frank is featured in dont blink robert frank, directed by laura israel. Interview don t blink returns to the jbfc for a single screening, with a bonusa may 6. Master class with laura israel tuesday, november 1 2. The life and art of photographer and filmmaker robert frank are probed in this documentary from laura israel, who worked as an editor on many of frank s latecareer movies. Robert frank is perhaps not the ideal place to start. For over six decades he has held steadfast to a singular vision and earned widespread acclaim without forsaking his outsider status. Want to behold the glory that is don t blink robert frank in the comfort of your own home.
Robert frank, by laura israel, frank s longtime editor. A different kind of human richness is at the heart of laura israel s don t blink robert frank, an agreeably jumbled portrait of a singular new york photographer and filmmaker. Annekatrin titze robert had been sending me pieces of a video diary he was making. A new documentary turns the lens on robert frank aperture ny. By the time she graduated she had formed her own editorial company, assemblage. World premiere laura israel and robert frank in person at select screenings. A mesmerizing marathon of robert franks movies the new yorker. Robert frank 2016 starring robert frank on dvd and bluray. Images are provided exclusively to the press, and only for purposes of publicity for the duration of the exhibition at the national gallery of art. Having a filmmaker that frank is comfortable with in charge means that the photographer lets his guard down here more than he might have with a relative stranger. Robert frank, a biographical portrait of the famed american photographer and director, refers to. He documented the beats, welsh coal miners, peruvian indians, the stones, london bankers, and the americans.
Most people probably know frank s work from the striking images in his landmark 1958 book the americans, his innovative beat generation short film. With robert frank, sid kaplan, june leaf, william s. Filmmaker laura israel talked about her new doc don t blink robert frank at a press conference before its world premiere at the 53rd new york film festival. One of photographys most intriguing and influential voices since the 1950s, frank has become synonymous with avantgarde photography and filmmaking, and his recent work owes a great debt to the work of israel, a filmmaker in her own right. I remember seeing robert frank s film me and my brother at anthology film archives in nyc israel tells lwlies, i loved the film its so relentless. The life and work of robert frankas a photographer and a filmmakerare so intertwined that theyre one in the same, and the vast amount of territory hes covered, from the americans in 1958 up to the present, is intimately registered in his now formidable body of artistic gestures. Laura israel and robert frank met in the late 80s, when frank directed new orders run music video and israel was the editor.
Like the work it illuminates, the doc feels formally impeccable yet utterly unstaged, a vivid distillation of a distinct and precious life. Robert frank and subject matter dictating documentary form by jamie maleszka october 14, 2015. The journey of ones life, and the emotional tools used to sustain and propel it forward are the subjects of director laura israels new documentary dont blink, an intimate and fascinating examination of renowned artist robert frank. One of the most influential artists of the 20th century, dont blink is a documentary about robert frank, the. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost.
Watch dont blink robert frank laura israel, us2006. Unseen, the film gives insights into the eventful life and work of the artist, who was 92 years old at the time of filming. Robert frank, laura israel s smart, able, and warm documentary about the legendary photographer, whom israel has known and worked with since the 1980s, you might if youre. Dont blink robert frank 2016 stream and watch online. His seminal volume, the americans, published in 1958, records the swissborn photographers candid reactions to peculiarly american versions of poverty and racism. After decades of friendship, frank agreed to be the subject in israel s second feature documentary, don t blink robert frank. Gyors, korlatlan, teljesen ingyenes letoltes a kaloznetrol. Director laura israel franks longtime film editor and producer melinda shopsin were given unprecedented access to the notably irascible artist. Dont blinkrobert frank 2015 limited dvdrip x264bipolar. Laura israel s new film is called dont blink robert frank, and its at once a welcome admonition and an efficient motto.
Unsurprisingly, the nonagenarian frank refers to himself as visual rather than verbal, and is a reluctant though pleasant and expansive enough interviewee. Discovering a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the laura israeldirected movie via. Steven spielbergs bridge of spies joins ny filmfest. Israel recounts the swissborn frank s time as a member of new york citys photography elite in the 1940s and 50s, as well as his work as the director of several. Robert frank attends the premiere of dont blink robert frank. Washington premieres, unique cineconcerts, special. Israel recounts the swissborn frank s time as a member of new york citys photography elite in the 1940s and 50s, as well as his work as the director of several groundbreaking documentary films. Jul 08, 2016 laura israels dont blink robert frank returns this singular artist to film forum back in 2009, new york citys indispensable arthouse cinema film forum offered a wonderful double bill. Film still robert would be the first to say that when youre 92. A mesmerizing marathon of robert franks movies the new.
Today it is a classic work that helped define the offthecuff, idiosyncratic elegance that are hallmarks of franks artistry. Publication date 20151004 topics video, photography, street, robert frank language english. Don t blink is israel s likeminded portrait of her. Rent laura israel movies and tv shows on dvd and bluray. In robert franks footsteps coupled to a swell little short, in the street, that featured photos taken in spanish harlem back in the. Dont blink is directed by laura israel, franks film editor for more than 20 years, and includes generous.
When she asked, the swissborn artist did not say no. All published images must be accompanied by the credit line provided and with information, as noted. Laura israel, her background as an editor comes to the fore in the precision with which she combines frank s photographs, film. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Dont blink doesnt live up to the legendary photographer. Dont blink robert frank is a 2015 documentary film about the life and work of photographer. Robert frank friend and collaborator laura israels assembled portrait of the great swissborn photographer and filmmaker is a lively rummage sale of images and sounds and recollected passages from the working life of an artist who reinvented himself the american way.
The life and work of robert frank as a photographer and a filmmakerare so intertwined that theyre one in the same, and the vast amount of territory hes covered, from the americans in 1958 up to the present, is intimately registered in his now formidable body of. Dont blink robert frank his seminal volume, the americans, published in 1958, records the swissborn photographers candid reactions to peculiarly american versions of poverty and racism. Showtimes dont blink robert frank movie trailers itunes. Sep 10, 2019 frank is the recipient of numerous awards, including the 2000 cornell capa award from the international center for photography in new york and the 1996 hasselblad foundations international photography. The life and work of robert frank as a photographer and a filmmakerare so intertwined that theyre one in the same, and the vast amount of territory hes covered, from the americans in 1958 up to the present, is intimately registered in his nowformidable body of artistic gestures. Jul 12, 2016 a scene from the documentary dont blink.
For practical purposes, i should note that i didnt know who robert frank was before watching laura israel s film. Laura israel with kent jones at the 2015 new york film festival for don t blink. Jul 12, 2016 laura israel and robert frank met in the late 80s, when frank directed new orders run music video and israel was the editor. Sep 10, 2019 download spectrum bay news 9 mobile app sign up for news alerts seen on 9 your county. Robert frank has been described by the new york times, with some justification, as the worlds greatest living photographer.
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