If film was not about robert frank, id maybe give it 3 stars. Dont blink robert frank official trailer 1 2016 documentary hd. Dont blink robert frank 2015 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Laura israels new film is called dont blink robert frank, and its at once a welcome admonition and an efficient motto. 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.
With robert frank, sid kaplan, june leaf, william s. Laura israels film is a great film and admirably succeeds in providing context not just for many of franks photographs but for his films, as well. A portrait of a quintessential new york artist the new york times and irascibly entertaining village voice, don t 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. Robert frank give the audience an idea of how photography has changed and the responses he received. Apr, 2017 robert frank s the americas won me over as a fan of his work years ago. A portrait of a quintessential new york artist the new york times and irascibly entertaining village voice, 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.
The film kinda drags on at the end, but starts out good. Robert frank and was led by the hand though the thought process of a man i admire. He documented the beats, welsh coal miners, peruvian indians, the stones, london bankers, and the americans. This compact, fastmoving portrait of the artist proceeds. Frank scheck, hollywood reporter an informed, intimate film thats funny, warm and multifaceted. Dont blink gives an interesting point of view of what it is like to be a photographer. Photographer and filmmaker robert frank rose to fame in 1958 with the publication of his revolutionary photo book the americans. In this film portrait, frank looks back with great humor and candor on his personal and professional experiences two tightly interwoven strands in the life of this close friend to the poets and authors of the beat generation. Director gerald foxs documentary leaving home coming home.
Revealingly illustrated with franks work, from photographs to film clips, dont blink also includes music in the spirit of his times by artists including tom waits, the velvet underground, charles mingus, the kills, bob dylan, patti smith, and more. New york film festival netherlands 19 november 2015 idfa festival usa 6 january 2016 palm springs international film festival germany 14 february 2016 berlin international film festival usa 21 february 2016. A group of ten friends visit a remote resort, which they subsequently find empty. Oct 04, 2015 laura israel and robert frank in person for 104 screening. Dont blink robert frank is one of the most original art. Dont blinkrobert frank mary riepma ross media arts center. A new documentary turns the lens on robert frank aperture ny. Robert frank revolutionized photography and independent film. Dont blink robert frank is a 2015 documentary film about the life and work of photographer and filmmaker robert frank. Directed by laura israel frank s longtime editor, dont blink robert frank is israels likeminded portrait of her friend and collaborator, a lively rummage sale of images and sounds and. Robert frank 2016 starring robert frank on dvd and bluray. Illuminating biopic of the gamechanging photographerfilmmaker made. Im riding the b train from brooklyn uptown to a screening of dont blink.
With mena suvari, fiona gubelmann, joanne kelly, brian austin green. Dont blink is a friendly film by a friend honest and historically aware, but. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Jul, 2016 laura israels new film is called dont blink robert frank, and its at once a welcome admonition and an efficient motto.
Don t blink is a friendly film by a friend honest and historically aware, but almost unfailingly affectionate and attuned to the spontaneous intuition that, 92 years after his birth, still. Dont blink robert frank 2016 robert franks life and work are so completely intertwined that they are one in the same. Dont blink is israels likeminded portrait of her friend and collaborator, a lively rummage sale of images and sounds and recollected passages and unfathomable losses and friendships that leaves us a fast and fleeting imprint of the life of the swissborn man who reinvented himself the american way, and is still standing on ground of his. Sep 27, 2015 im riding the b train from brooklyn uptown to a screening of dont blink.
His work covers the beats, welsh coal miners, the rolling stones. It stars an ensemble cast that includes mena suvari, brian austin green, joanne kelly, and zack ward, who also produced. Dont blink is a friendly film by a friend honest and historically aware, but almost unfailingly affectionate and attuned to the spontaneous intuition that, 92 years after his birth, still. Directed by laura israel franks longtime editor, dont blink robert frank. Laura israel and robert frank in person for 104 screening. Vividly conveys his passionate artistic spirit, defiant iconoclasm and lifelong aversion to compromise. Dont blink is a 2014 american psychological horror film written and directed by travis oates. A documentary film about the life of influential photographer and filmmaker robert frank directed by laura israel. Ten people arrive at a secluded mountain resort to find it completely deserted. Watching a charismatic character in one of those movies in don t blink.
The filmmaker and war photographer is refreshingly prickly in this fine documentary. Dont blinkrobert frank film by israel 2015 britannica. Aug 09, 2016 frank hadnt even been able to secure a u. Dont blink turns the lens on photographer robert frank. Filmmaker laura israel talked about her new doc dont blink robert frank at a press conference before its world premiere at the 53rd new york film festival. Robert frank, a biographical portrait of the famed american photographer and director, refers to its subjects persistent dedication to capturing. Grasshopper film robert frank, now 91 years old, is among the most influential artists of the last halfcentury.
This is the bumpy ride, revealed with unblinking honesty by the reclusive artist himself. If you like robert frank, the film gives you a very personal view of frank and his home life. A portrait of robert frank features intimate interviews with the filmmaker and. They wont be around forever to document their history. Don t blink robert frank 2015 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Oct 07, 2015 the title of laura israels dont blink. He documented the beats, welsh coal miners, peruvian indians, the stones, london. Artforum the notoriously pressaverse photographer robert frankbest known for his iconic portraits of factory workers, cowboys, and the countrys love affair with the road in the americansopened up his studio to director laura israel for.
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. 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. Dont blink robert frank is a movie starring robert frank, sid kaplan, and june leaf. Other articles where dont blinkrobert frank is discussed. His images spoke to me as a photographer on a human level. Don t blink is directed by laura israel, frank s film editor for more than 20 years, and includes generous selections from those works. From the early 90s on, frank has been making his films and videos with the brilliant editor laura israel. Jennie kermode franks energy, together with israels rapid fire editing, keep the film appealing, though they may leave some viewers feeling worn out. What robert frank s the americans did for the nation, presenting the postwar united states with an xray of its soul, the freeform, intensely personal films he started making a few years later did for new york city.
All of the above is covered in laura israels new documentary, dont blink. It is done in an almost documentary way but yet there is more action than a typical documentary. One of the most influential artists of the 20th century, dont blink is a documentary about robert frank, the legendary photographer and filmmaker behind the. Movie shows small clips from some of frank s films.
Dont blinkrobert frank mary riepma ross media arts. Robert frank s the americas won me over as a fan of his work years ago. Jul, 2016 don t blink is a friendly film by a friend honest and historically aware, but almost unfailingly affectionate and attuned to the spontaneous intuition that, 92 years after his birth, still seems the governing principle of frank s life. What robert franks the americans did for the nation, presenting the postwar united states with an xray of its soul, the freeform, intensely personal films he started making a few years later did for new york city.
In focusing on one man, dont blink also chronicles a half. Watching a charismatic character in one of those movies in dont blink. Directed by laura israel franks longtime editor, dont blink robert frank is israels likeminded portrait of her friend and collaborator, a lively rummage sale of images and sounds and. It covers the making of his book the americans, his documentaries featuring friends such as allen ginsberg and jack kerouac, and a film commissioned by the. Dont blink is a documentary about robert frank, the legendary photographer and filmmaker behind the seminal book the americans and landmark films. Dont blink is a friendly film by a friend honest and historically aware, but almost unfailingly affectionate and attuned to the spontaneous intuition that, 92 years after his birth, still seems the governing principle of franks life.
His seminal volume, the americans, published in 1958, records the swissborn photographers candid reactions to peculiarly american versions of poverty and racism. Robert frank usacanada 82 mins an informed, intimate film thats funny, warm and multifaceted, never reverential. Jul 11, 2016 dont blink is the rare documentary both vague enough to whet your appetite and specific enough to imbue a sense of kinship with its subject, like an old friend from camp you havent seen in decades. From there, dont blink dashes through franks film work, with a refreshing emphasis on personal, homespun projects over the familiar ones with the famous names. Laura israels documentary about her frequent collaborator, the celebrated still photographer and experimental filmmaker robert frank, is overwhelming in the best possible way. Israel, who has worked with frank since the 1990s, recently spoke with aperture about the making of dont blink, which opens this week at film forum in new york. 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 nowformidable body of artistic gestures.
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