Robert Frank Movies
- 1972
About Us
About Us01972HD
In Fall of 1971, artist Robert Frank came to Rochester, NY to conduct a course on filmmaking at the recently established alternative art school,...
- 1989
Run
Run01989HD
Jonathan Demme wrote that “Robert Frank’s very short film Run, set to New Order’s tune of the same name, remains one of the most...
- 1984
Ginsberg/Corso Tapes
Ginsberg/Corso Tapes01984HD
Longtime friends and frequent foils, Allen Ginsberg and Gregory Corso appeared onstage together countless times over the years, reading to audiences...
- 2015
Life Goes On
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- 1970
Untitled 1971
Untitled 197101970HD
Billboards and American flags and pinball machines, empty corridors and bustling classrooms, the clowning faces of the students at Reed...
- 1959
Pull My Daisy Production Footage
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Shot in Alfred Leslie’s Bowery loft on Fourth Avenue and 12th Street, this silent production footage belies the long-held belief that Pull My...
- 1980
Life Dances On...
Life Dances On...01980HD
Life Dances On is Robert Frank’s most personal and emotional work because it deals directly with his family and close friends. The film is...
- 1971
About Me: A Musical
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A Musical Set in New York City
- 1996
Flamingo
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Is this house getting built or demolished? Robert Frank’s poetic visual report packed with disorienting close-ups leaves it up to the viewer to...
- 1972
This Is a Film About
This Is a Film About01972HD
In the early 1970s Robert Frank and the Austrian filmmaker Peter Kubelka led a workshop at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, where students...
- 2000
Fragments
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Fragments originated as a film installation that was projected onto a hanging screen as part of the 2000 exhibition Hold Still, Keep Going at the...
- 1996
Summer Cannibals
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In this punkish, puckish music video for a song from Patti Smith’s 1996 album Gone Again, Frank borrows Catholic signifiers from past films...
- 1971
Conversations in Vermont
Conversations in Vermont71971HD
Produced in 1969, this was Frank’s first autobiographical film, telling the story of a father’s relationship with his two teenaged...
- 1969
Life-Raft Earth
Life-Raft Earth01969HD
Liferaft Earth opens with a newspaper report from Hayward, California: "Sandwiched between a restaurant and supermarket, 100 anti-population...