Ed Harris
Jackson Pollock
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Feb 16, 2001 · Pollock is often depressed, but “Pollock” is not depressing. It contains all the hum and buzz of the postwar New York art world; the vibrant courage of Pollock’s wife, Lee Krasner; the measured presence of the art critic Clement Greenberg (who more or less validated Abstract Expressionism) and the fun-loving energy of the millionaire art ...
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Pollock is a 2000 American independent biographical drama film centered on the life of American painter Jackson Pollock, his struggles with alcoholism, as well as his troubled marriage to his wife Lee Krasner.
Flashback to 1941, he's living with his brother in a tiny apartment in New York City, drinking too much, and exhibiting an occasional painting in group shows. That's when he meets artist Lee Krasner, who puts her career on hold to be his companion, lover, champion, wife, and, in essence, caretaker. To get him away from booze, insecurity, and ...
At the end of the 1940's, abstract expressionist Jackson Pollock (1912-1956) is featured in Life magazine. Flashback to 1941, he's living with his brother in a tiny apartment in New York City, drinking too much, and exhibiting an occasional painting in group shows.
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- Biography, Drama
- Ed Harris
- 2001-03-23
The film is a look back into the life of an extraordinary man, a man who has fittingly been called "an artist dedicated to concealment, a celebrity who nobody knew." As he struggled with...
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- Ed Harris
- R
- Ed Harris
Dec 15, 2000 · Ed Harris's powerful biographical film ''Pollock'' may be the first movie about a painter to transcend the gushy cliches found in movies that try to unravel the mysteries of artistic...
Abstract expressionist Jackson Pollock (Ed Harris) is a struggling artist in New York City in the early 40s when he meets his future wife Lee Krasner, a fellow artist (Marcia Gay Harden). They move to the far end of Long Island where he finally catches a break, but alcoholism threatens his life.
