The Bottom Line
At the end of the film you’ll have a new appreciation for Pollock’s work, especially the scale of them, which reproductions in a book can’t convey, plus the dance-like manner in which he created them.
Pros
- Beautifully filmed, great sets and acting
- Gives a sense of scale for Pollock’s paintings
- Shows the role Peggy Guggenheim played
Cons
- Doesn't really convey the sacrifices Krasner made to her own art career for Pollock's
Description
- DVD version of the film is about 120 minutes long.
- Film made in 2000, directed by Ed Harris.
- Stars Ed Harris as Pollock and Marcia Gay Harden as Lee Krasner (the painter who became his wife).
- Special features on the DVD include deleted scenes and audio commentary from Ed Harris.
- Be sure to watch the ‘making of’ featurette which shows you how much Harris put into the film.
- Subtitles in Czech, Dutch, English, English (hard of hearing), Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Spanish.
- Soundtrack in English, Italian, Spanish.
Guide Review - Pollock, directed by and starring Ed Harris
The artist Jackson Pollock, famous for his drip paintings, is the James Dean of 20th century art. Most people know a little about him and tend to romanticize his life. This film not only tells you the story of his adult life, his marriage to Lee Krasner, and the patronage of Peggy Guggenheim, but shows you how difficult a man could be (he struggled with depression, self-doubt, alcoholism and a volatile temper), and how passionately he painted. Ed Harris studied Pollock’s life for years, had a hand in the script, analyzed his paintings, and learned to paint in Pollock’s style to make this film. Harris’s passion for the project transforms it into a spectacular film that leaves you with a new appreciation of Pollock’s work.
