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The South Bank Show: Francis Bacon
The South Bank Show: Francis Bacon
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THE SOUTH BANK SHOW: FRANCIS BACON

Directed by David Hinton
United Kingdom, 1988
Documentary, Biography, TV Movie

Synopsis

As part of The South Bank Show series, director David Hinton and interviewer Melvyn Bragg accompany Francis Bacon for a day during his second retrospective at the Tate Gallery, London, in 1985. The conversation reveals the artist’s influences, theories and obsessions.

Synopsis

As part of The South Bank Show series, director David Hinton and interviewer Melvyn Bragg accompany Francis Bacon for a day during his second retrospective at the Tate Gallery, London, in 1985. The conversation reveals the artist’s influences, theories and obsessions.