David Sylvester Trailers
Francis Bacon in His Own Words TrailerFrancis Bacon and the Brutality of Fact TrailerGiacometti Trailer
Most Popular David Sylvester Trailers
Total trailers found: 5
Francis Bacon: Fragments of a Portrait Trailer (1966)
18 July 1966
Francis Bacon: Fragments of a Portrait explores the recurring themes in Bacon’s work, his influences and his life.
Magritte: The False Mirror Trailer (1970)
01 January 1970
Introduces the world of painter René Magritte through an assemblage of the painter's images. Includes statements by Magritte about his intentions and anecdotes from his friends Mesens and Scutenaire.
Giacometti Trailer (1967)
01 January 1967
The Arts Council commissioned this film to coincide with their major retrospective of Giacometti's work at the Tate Gallery (now Tate Britain) in the summer of 1965.
Francis Bacon in His Own Words Trailer (2009)
11 January 2009
A collection of BBC archive material about painter Francis Bacon, including a previously unseen interview recorded in 1965.
Francis Bacon and the Brutality of Fact Trailer (1984)
16 November 1984
In his London studio, Francis Bacon discusses his work and approach with David Sylvester. His representations of the human figure in portraits and triptychs link him to the distorted realism of Van Gogh and Picasso, who also portrayed the intensity of life that Bacon calls “the brutality of fact.
