Forty years in the making, 'The Painter Sam Francis' is artist Jeffrey Perkins' intimate portrait of abstract expressionist painter Sam Francis. The film retraces Francis' life and career from his childhood in California to his artistic maturation in post-war Paris, his time spent in Japan, and his prominence in the United States. It reveals a man in constant struggle with physical maladies and his own demons, but for whom creativity was a powerful life-sustaining force.
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Sam Francis
Self
Bruce Conner
Bruce Conner
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Pas de Trois
Jeffrey Perkins
Samuel Francis
Samuel Francis
Al Held
Al Held
Walter Hopps
Walter Hopps
Pontus Hulten
Pontus Hulten
Arata Isozaki
Arata Isozaki
Alfred Leslie
Alfred Leslie
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Alfred Leslie: Cool Man In A Golden Age
Travelogue: Portraits – Images from a journey
Ed Moses
Ed Moses
Gordon Onslow-Ford
Gordon Onslow-Ford
Edward Ruscha
Edward Ruscha
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Kappa
Jeffrey Perkins Director
United States release January 1, 2008
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English
Release dates
United States · January 1, 2008
Theatrical
Netherlands
June 6, 2008 · Doku.Arts Film Festival
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