Himself
La Real Academia de las Artes de Londres, en colaboración con el Museo de Bellas Artes de Boston, reúne los autorretratos del pintor Lucian Freud. Una exposición de más de 50 pinturas, grabados y dibujos que, abrazando siete décadas de trayectoria, ofrece a través de este documental una visión tanto del arte como de la psicología de Lucian Freud.
Himself (archive footage)
Lucian Freud, the controversial grandson of Sigmund Freud, has been called one of the greatest painters of the 20th century. His extraordinary portraits - of children, lovers, gangsters, supermodels, even the Queen of England - pushed the boundaries of art and broke world records at auction. They also enraged sitters and ended friendships. The royal photographer for The Times of London was so incensed by Freud's picture of the Queen that he said Freud should be thrown from the Tower of London. Freud, who died last summer, was notoriously elusive. Shortly before his death, however, he gave his full backing to this documentary. The film includes the only known footage of him painting on what turned out to be the last day he ever worked.
Himself
Documental sober el pintor Lucian Freud.
Himself
Filmmaker Jake Auerbach decides to offer a description of his friend Lucian Freud that's more truthful than the common media image by asking a number of people who have sat for Freud's portraits to share their experiences with the camera. They include several of Freud's friends and daughters, and the film becomes a depiction not only of his art, but also his private persona. Lucian Freud does not appear, with the exception of a brief shot at the end of the film.
