Movie
Francis Bacon: Fragments of a Portrait
1966 · 44 min
A sombre, intimate gallery walk through a painter's haunted imagination, carried by a spectral score and unsettling images.
- Directed by
- Michael Gill
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Francis Bacon, Alan Dobie, David Sylvester
- Overview
- Francis Bacon: Fragments of a Portrait explores the recurring themes in Bacon’s work, his influences and his life. The documentary is accompanied by a haunting score specially composed by Edwin Astley for the production.
- How it feels
- Dark, eerie, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Art, identity, isolation, death
- Content
- Mild violence, gore and sexual content. No swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Michael Gill
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Francis Bacon, Alan Dobie, David Sylvester


