Francis Bacon and the Brutality of Fact

Name: Francis Bacon and the Brutality of Fact
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1987-04-28
Duration: 58 min
Cast: Francis Bacon, David Sylvester, John Edwards

In his London studio, Francis Bacon discusses his work and approach with David Sylvester. His representations of the human figure in portraits and triptychs link him to the distorted realism of Van Gogh and Picasso, who also portrayed the intensity of life that Bacon calls “the brutality of fact.”