DocumentaMadrid
XV Festival Internacional de Cine Documental
Synopsis
Sanyu (1901-1964), an important Chinese artist, was a friend of Robert Frank's who died in anonymity in Paris. In this film portrait, Frank creates a requiem that includes dramatic and documentary scenes set in Paris, and a chronicle of his trip to Taipei to attend Sotheby's auction of the paintings Sanyu left him.
Biografía del director
Robert Frank
Robert Frank (b. 1924, Zurich) is one of the most well-known and acclaimed photographers in the world. Yet he was also a filmmaker, a fact that comparatively few remember or are even aware of. From 1959 onwards, he put his work as a photographer on hold to focus on cinema, going on to complete more than 25 films over a 50-year career until his death in September 2019. Many of these are regarded as seminal works within the international independent and documentary scene.
Photo credit: Dodo Jin Ming
Finished
Sessions
December
Saturday 19
18:00 h
Filmoteca Española. Cine Doré.
Credits
Language
French, Chinese, English - Subtitles in spanish
Director
Robert Frank
Cinematography
Robert Frank, Paolo Nozzolino
Editing
Laura Israel
Production
Yves Riou, Didier Fouquier