Leaving Home, Coming Home: A Portrait of Robert Frank

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Leaving Home Coming Home: A Portrait of Robert Frank is a documentary that showcases personal and in-depth interviews conducted by Gerald Fox^[1] it was released in 2005 on The South Bank Show Frank shares his thoughts and emotions throughout the film regarding his adopted hometown, New York City, and how it has transformed over the past five decades.^[2] The documentary provides a portrait of Frank's life and how his experiences and artistic creations intersect.^[3] The film was recently selected as one of Christie's’ Ten of the World's Best Art Documentaries. It won the Grierson Award for Best Arts Documentary, the RTS Best Arts Film, and The Grand Prize at FIFA, Montréal.^[4]

Plot

The Documentary presents an account of the life and work of the Swiss-American documentary photographer Robert Frank.^[5]

Production

Robert Frank, a renowned Swiss photographer and documentary filmmaker, is the subject of a full-length film titled "Leaving Home Coming Home: A Portrait of Robert Frank.^[6]" This film explores the intersection of Frank's personal life and his artistic vision, resulting in his powerful and textured images.^[1][7] Shot in cinema-verite style, the film captures Frank reflecting on his lifetime of image-making, which includes works such as "The Americans" as well as films like "Pull My Daisy," "Me and My Brother," and "Cocksucker Blues." The film takes place between two locations, New York City and Nova Scotia, and offers an intimate look into the life and work of this artist.^[8]

Reception

It premiered on Tribeca Festival, International Film Festival Rotterdam (2005), and Viennale (2005) before its worldwide cinema and television release.^[9] It also exhibited in special screenings at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, The National Gallery of Art, Washington, as part of Frank's The Americans exhibition Looking In (2009) and Royal Academy and TATE in London.^[4]

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