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Francis Bacon and the Brutality of Fact

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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.”

DirectorMichael Blackwood
ProducersPeter Brugger·Michael Blackwood

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Availability shown for Australia · rights vary by country

Cast · Directed by Michael Blackwood

FBFrancis Bacon
Francis Bacon
Self
DS
David Sylvester
Self (Interviewer)
JE
John Edwards
Self

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