Robert Crumb
出生 : 1943-08-30, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
略歴
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Robert Dennis Crumb (born August 30, 1943)—known as Robert Crumb and R. Crumb—is an American artist, illustrator, and musician recognized for the distinctive style of his drawings and his critical, satirical, subversive view of the American mainstream.
Crumb was a founder of the underground comix movement and is regarded as its most prominent figure. Though one of the most celebrated of comic book artists, Crumb's entire career has unfolded outside the mainstream comic book publishing industry. One of his most recognized works is the "Keep on Truckin'" comic, which became a widely distributed fixture of pop culture in the 1970s. Others are the characters Devil Girl, Fritz the Cat, and Mr. Natural.
He was inducted into the comic book industry's Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 1991.
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Himself
Aleksandar Zograf, a renowned cartoonist discovers an unusual comic book from World War II. The comic’s hero is Kaktus Kid – a small cactus trapped in his pot. Intrigued, Zograf investigates into the life of Kaktus Kid’s creator – little known artist Veljko Kockar. He soon discovers that Kockar was arrested just after the liberation of Belgrade in 1944. He was charged for being a Gestapo agent and executed. Zograf’s investigation reveals a far more complex story: Kockar’s identity and artistic works were stolen, he possibly has an affair with the girlfriend of a guerilla soldier and he drew anti-communist propaganda for the Nazis. As he explores the story and pieces together the scraps of evidence 70 years after it happened Zograf is faced with his own personal and artistic dilemmas: why do these little drawings have such power to give consolation but also lead to violence?
Featuring Robert Crumb, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tiny Tim, Russ Meyer and more this volume of the “Midnight Blue” collection focuses on celebrities.
Himself
Documentary exploring the colorful history of the erotic comic strip, including its current comeback and controversial place in society.
Himself
Chelsea on the Rocks celebrates the personalities and artistic voices that have emerged from New York’s legendary Chelsea Hotel. Once considered an untouchable, impenetrable tower for writers, artists, musicians and mavericks, it has been recently claimed as a boutique hotel venture for a management company that shows disregard for its formidable history. –Cannes Film Festival
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全米の若者の間でカリスマ的人気を誇るダニエル・クロウズの新感覚コミックを「アメリカン・ビューティー」のゾーラ・バーチ主演で映画化したおしゃれでキッチュでとびきり切ない青春ストーリー。イーニドとレベッカは高校を卒業した今も進路も決めないまま好きなことだけしてフラフラする毎日。ある日、二人は新聞の出会い系の広告に載っていた中年男をダイナーに呼び出し、待ちぼうけを食っている惨めな姿を見て暇を潰すのだったが……。
Self
This movie chronicles the life and times of R. Crumb. Robert Crumb is the cartoonist/artist who drew Keep On Truckin', Fritz the Cat, and played a major pioneering role in the genesis of underground comix. Through interviews with his mother, two brothers, wife, and ex-girlfriends, as well as selections from his vast quantity of graphic art, we are treated to a darkly comic ride through one man's subconscious mind.
Himself
Another low-budget horror documentary.
Himself
スーパーマン、スパイダーマン、バットマン、Xメン・・・。コミックスや映画、フィギュアなどで長年にわたって私たちを楽しませてくれるアメリカン・コミック。19世紀末にコミック・ストリップ（新聞連載のマンガ）としてその歴史をスタートさせたアメリカン・コミックは、1933年頃にコミック・ブック（雑誌形式のマンガ）となって出版される。コミック・ブックの刊行は「スーパーマン」や「バットマン」などのスーパーヒーローを生み出し、子供たちを熱狂させた。60年代後半にはロバート・クラムに代表されるカリフォルニアの作家たちによる、カウンター・カルチャーを反映したアンダーグラウンド・コミックスの波が押し寄せ、大人向けのコミックスも増加。その後、より自由で実験的なインディペンデント・コミックまたはオルタナティヴ・コミックといわれるジャンル、グラフィック・ノヴェルと呼ばれる書き下ろし長編のコミックスなども登場。メイン・ストリームのスーパーヒーローもののコミックスは徐々に売り上げが落ちて停滞するものの、相次ぐハリウッドでの映画化やキャラクターの商品化で世界規模のマーケットが確立されている。またアンダーグラウンド作品もメイン・ストリーム化してより広く知られるようになり、アメリカン・コミックスは今なお進化し続ける。
Writer
In 1987, Robert Crumb presents himself: raised by a Marine father, educated in Catholic schools, married at 21 in Cleveland where he worked for a greeting card company, dropping acid in 1965, heading to San Francisco and getting in on the formation of Zap Comix, gaining celebrity, loving old time jazz, starting a band, living in a commune, meeting Aline Kominsky who became his second wife and his partner in art, having a daughter, and developing a more realistic drawing style. The confessions include his loneliness, his obsessions with women, his bewilderment by fame, his sense of the disintegration of Sixties' subculture, his nervous breakdown in 1973, and his peace now.
In 1987, Robert Crumb presents himself: raised by a Marine father, educated in Catholic schools, married at 21 in Cleveland where he worked for a greeting card company, dropping acid in 1965, heading to San Francisco and getting in on the formation of Zap Comix, gaining celebrity, loving old time jazz, starting a band, living in a commune, meeting Aline Kominsky who became his second wife and his partner in art, having a daughter, and developing a more realistic drawing style. The confessions include his loneliness, his obsessions with women, his bewilderment by fame, his sense of the disintegration of Sixties' subculture, his nervous breakdown in 1973, and his peace now.
Characters
Time is up for The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers! The landlady has had enough of their dodging rent and drunken stoner parties, and she’s giving them one day to get the rent paid or they’re being evicted by sundown. Completely out of money, the Brothers decide to hit the streets and get jobs so they can stay in their awful apartment (it has a toilet in the kitchen)!
Comic Book
Fritz, now married and with a son, is desperate to escape from the domestic hell he now finds himself in. Lighting up a joint, he begins to dream about his eight other lives, hoping to find one that will provide a pleasant distraction.
Characters
A swinging, hypocritical college student cat raises hell in a satirical vision of the 1960s.
Don Proctor
A young rock & roll hopeful is given a shot at the big time by the unscrupulous owner of a small record company.
