Pollock (film)

Movie
German title	Pollock
Original title	Pollock
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	2000
length	123 minutes
Age rating	FSK 12 JMK 10
Rod
Director	Ed Harris
script	Barbara Turner , Susan J. Ernshwiller
production	Cecilia Kate Roque , James F. Trezza , Jon Kilik , Fred Berner , Ed Harris
music	Tom Waits , Jeff Beal
camera	Lisa Rinzler
cut	Kathryn Himoff
occupation
Ed Harris : Jackson Pollock Marcia Gay Harden : Lee Krasner Tom Bower : Dan Miller Jennifer Connelly : Ruth Kligman Bud Cort : Howard Putzel John Heard : Tony Smith Val Kilmer : Willem de Kooning Amy Madigan : Peggy Guggenheim David Leary : Charles Pollock Robert Knott : Sande Pollock

Pollock is an American biography by the American painter Jackson Pollock from 2000. Directed by the lead actor Ed Harris .

action

Jackson Pollock , a bitter American painter, met the young artist Lee Krasner at a vernissage in 1941 . The young woman is interested in the painter and in his works. They will be a couple. When Lee realizes the overwhelming talent that Jackson has, she neglects her own career for him to support him. Peggy Guggenheim agrees to exhibit Pollock's work in her Art of This Century gallery in Manhattan . The exhibition is a great success, Pollock's name is on everyone's lips. The Life Magazine even described him as one of the most important artists in the world. But the fame soon goes to Pollock's head. Not averse to alcohol before, he now drinks to excess. His stories of women - with Peggy Guggenheim among others - destroy his relationship with Lee.

background

The main roles of the film should actually be played by Robert De Niro and Barbra Streisand .

The film is the first directorial work by actor Ed Harris . The double burden as director and leading actor was so unusual and great that he suffered a collapse and had to be hospitalized for a short time. Harris was given a book on Pollock. From then on, Harris was fascinated by the painter.

The cover picture of the Life issue with Pollock shows Debbie Reynolds , who made a cameo in the film. The August 8, 1949 title page used in the film is genuine, the pages with the article on Pollock were reproductions with Harris's face.

Reviews

For the film-dienst , the film was “an interesting and entertaining film that not only conveys an important chapter in American art history, but also examines the mechanisms of the art scene and provides insights into an intensely lived love and work relationship”.

Awards

• 2001: Oscar for Best Supporting Actress (Harden) and a nomination for Best Actor (Harris)
• 2000: New York Film Critics Circle Award for Harden

literature

• Königer, Judith: The staging of authenticity in "Pollock", in: dies., Authenticity in the film biography. To develop a recipient-oriented concept of authenticity (= Epistemata Literaturwissenschaft 825). Wuerzburg 2015.

Web links

• Pollock in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Pictures for the film

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Pollock. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed May 11, 2017 .