Crumb (1994)

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Movie
German title Crumb
Original title Crumb
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1994
length 119 minutes
Rod
Director Terry Zwigoff
production Terry Zwigoff
Lynn O'Donnell
Neal Halfon
music David Boeddinghaus
Craig Ventresco
camera Maryse Alberti
cut Victor Livingston
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Crumb is a 1994 American documentary about comic book artist and illustrator Robert Crumb . Directed by Terry Zwigoff .

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In interviews with Robert Crumb, his family, former companions and his wife Aline Kominsky , the film paints a picture of Crumb's socialization and the private, social and artistic influences on his work. Critics and colleagues discuss Crumb's rank within the history of comics , especially underground comics , and modern art , as well as the repeated allegations of sexism and racism in his work.

background

Crumb was created over a period of several years. Director Terry Zwigoff asked David Lynch to help with the project. Lynch declined for reasons of time, but agreed to be named for promotional purposes on posters and in the opening credits with "David Lynch presents". This repeatedly resulted in Lynch being incorrectly named as the film's co-producer. Robert Crumb's sisters Sandra and Carol refused to appear in front of the camera. His brother Charles , who speaks in detail in the film, committed suicide in 1993, before the premiere.

Crumb first screened on September 10, 1994 at the Toronto International Film Festival . The film opened in American cinemas on April 21, 1995 and in German cinemas on May 25, 1995 . While an original version with German subtitles was shown in German cinemas , the film for the TV version (first broadcast on March 4, 1996) was provided with a German voiceover .

With a budget of around 200,000 US dollars played Crumb an approximately $ 3 million in the US.

In a 2010 interview, Crumb admitted that Zwigoff had “done a good job” but that the film was “devastating” and “tormenting” for him because of its intimacy.

Reviews

“One of the most remarkable and haunting documentaries ever made [...] if anyone ever had the right to express their fantasies, it was Crumb, whose art was obviously a catalyst that enabled them to survive and overcome their pain. Crumb is a film that gives new meaning to the term art as a form of therapy. "

- Roger Ebert , Chicago Sun-Times

“An intense, almost private portrait of a contradicting artistic personality designed on the basis of a personal relationship of trust, who conceals a vulnerable being behind sarcasm and biting self-irony. At the same time, the three-dimensional image of an entire epoch is formed without falling into myths. The film renounces attempts to translate the aesthetics of the comics into cinematic visual conventions. "

- Lexicon of international film

Awards (selection)

Crumb has won numerous national film awards, including:

Zwigoff's film was ignored in the Oscar nominations, leading to a rumor circulating in the media that the nomination committee had canceled the viewing. In a 2010 interview, Zwigoff stated that at that time the members of the documentary film division consisted largely of distributors who voted for their own films. However, the regulations have changed since then.

Publications

In 1997, the book Crumb Family Comics was published in addition to the film with illustrations, letters and photos by Robert, Maxon and Charles Crumb, Aline Kominsky and others.

Crumb has been released on DVD and Blu-ray in the US and UK .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jonathan Rosenbaum states in an essay on Criterion.com a shooting time of 6 years. Terry Zwigoff stated in an interview that about three years after completing his film Louie Bluie (1986) he approached Robert Crumb with the idea of making a film about him. - Jonathan Rosenbaum: Crumb Reconsidered , article on Criterion.com, accessed January 17, 2013. Noel Murray: Interview with Terry Zwigoff on The AV Club, August 10, 2010, accessed January 18, 2013.
  2. ^ Crumb on David Lynch's website, accessed January 17, 2013.
  3. ↑ For example, in the staff information on DVD publication ( Memento of the original from May 2, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. from Sony Pictures, accessed January 18, 2013. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.sonypictures.com
  4. ^ A b John Hartl: Director Of Acclaimed Documentary `Crumb 'Talks About Family, Critics , article in the Seattle Times June 15, 1995, accessed January 18, 2013.
  5. ↑ Frank Lovece: R. Crumb's Family Circus , article in Entertainment Weekly No. 277, June 2, 1995, accessed January 17, 2013.
  6. ^ Crumb in the Internet Movie Database .
  7. ^ A b c Crumb in the Lexicon of International FilmsTemplate: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used .
  8. ^ Crumb on Box Office Mojo, accessed January 18, 2013.
  9. ↑ Ted Widmer: R. Crumb, The Art of Comics No. 1 , in The Paris Review No. 193, Summer 2010, accessed January 18, 2013.
  10. ↑ "[...] one of the most remarkable and haunting documentaries ever made [...] if anyone had earned the right to express his own vision, it was Crumb, since his art is so clearly a coping mechanism that has allowed him to survive, and deal with his pain. "Crumb" is a film that gives new meaning to the notion of art as therapy. ”- Review in the Chicago Sun-Times on May 26, 1995, accessed on January 18, 2013.
  11. ↑ "[...] the Academy Awards thing had much more to do with the fact that at the time, a lot of the documentary membership was made up of distributors of documentary films. The rules have changes since then. But they would just vote for the films they distributed, because it was in their financial interest to do so. I came to learn that later. ”- Noel Murray: Interview with Terry Zwigoff on The AV Club on August 10, 2010, accessed on January 18, 2013.