The photographer Robert Frank juxtaposes social opposites in his works: New York and the American South, London bankers and Welsh miners. "What a lonely place America can be, what a tough country it is," he sighs as he recalls the two years he spent in the mid-1950s gathering the footage for the book. Equally impressive are the photographs he took in Britain: shots of rich London bankers in their top hats and dark suits and Welsh miners. Mocking, irritable, and self-deprecating, Frank is a fascinating but difficult personality. He doesn't hide his annoyance when Gerald Fox Crew goes out in the middle of the film's interview; nor does he believe that his craft requires great talent.
Biography, Documentary
1h 25min
12
EN
The photographer Robert Frank juxtaposes social opposites in his works: New York and the American South, London bankers and Welsh miners.
"What a lonely place America can be, what a tough country it is," he sighs as he recalls the two years he spent in the mid-1950s gathering the footage for the book.
Equally impressive are the photographs he took in Britain: shots of rich London bankers in their top hats and dark suits and Welsh miners. Mocking, irritable, and self-deprecating, Frank is a fascinating but difficult personality. He doesn't hide his annoyance when Gerald Fox Crew goes out in the middle of the film's interview; nor does he believe that his craft requires great talent.