Saturday 22 January 2005, 15.00

Gerald M Fox, UK 2004, 80'

This is the first ever feature-length documentary about the legendary photographer and filmmaker whose work reflects his life in an unflinchingly honest way. Shot in New York and Nova Scotia where he now lives, the film seamlessly weaves between Frank, aged 80, reflecting on a lifetime of image making and the richly textured photographs and personal films themselves. He takes us on a journey from his childhood as a Jew in Switzerland during the Second World War, to his life in America and his photographic travels through Paris, London and Wales. He shows us photographs spanning his long and diverse career, including those made during his seminal voyage across America in a car that produced the now legendary series The Americans – probably the single most influential photographic book of the last fifty years. This film enters the world of Robert Frank in a complex, humorous and textured way. By interweaving between his own films, which are maps of his poignant journey through life and his colourful new material, it offers rich access to the life and art of one of the most influential and uncompromising artists living today.

Tate Modern  Starr Auditorium
Free, no booking necessary

    

This event is related to the Robert Frank: Storylines exhibition