Jackson pollock movie ed harris

What ed harris, in an oscarnominated turn, is able to show in pollock is that when pollock was painting, he got a reprieve. However, when he painted, he found a sense of freedom and peace, a release from his anger and sadness. For ed harris, who played pollock, the film project was a labor of love and a personal quest to bring the artists life story to the screen. The movie pollock is, in essence, ed harris labor of love. A film about the life and career of the american painter, jackson pollock. What ed harris, in an oscarnominated turn, is able to show in pollock is. A 10year obsession with pollock ed harris gets oscar. To portray jackson pollock, ed harris learnt to paint, slept in the artists bed and smoked his fags. Directed by ed harris jackson pollock ed harris lee krasner marcia gay harden. With ed harris, marcia gay harden, robert knott, molly regan. In august of 1949, life magazine ran a banner headline that begged the. Pollock traces the turbulent life of the wellknown artist, jackson pollock. Jackson pollock a maverick of american contemporary art history, a volatile and gifted painter,wgo created some of the most memorable art ever seen.

The road to the silver screen the idea to make the jackson pollock movie came to ed harris after receiving a rather strange gift from his father. Its the question ed harris gets asked most often, and the one he has yet to answer satisfactorily even to himself. He was an alcoholic and manicdepressive, and he died in a drunken car crash that killed an innocent woman. Jackson pollock dancing colors rivisiting pollock movie. Ed harris project would almost suggest that jackson was less a genius and more someone who found an easier way to paint. The idea to make the jackson pollock movie came to ed harris after receiving a rather strange gift from his father. Ed harris is so convincing in certain scenes that depict jacksons verbal and emotional abuse towards his wife that i found it hard to watch, and i generally am fine with that sort of thing in a film. It stars ed harris, marcia gay harden, jennifer connelly, robert knott, bud cort, molly regan and sada thompson, and was directed by harris. Ed harriss 2000 passion project of iconic american painter jackson pollock. Ed harris, marcia gay harden, jennifer connelly, val kilmer en tom bower. Read more about ed harris inspiration to create the jackson pollock movie. American artist jackson pollock was an alcoholic, manicdepressant and often an uncontrollable, angry and insecure man.

Ed harris funded and directed this powerful film himself. This is not my production, merely an excerpt from the film. What was it about jackson pollock that drove harris to spend 10 years making a. He was also miserable and made everyone around him miserable a lot of the time. Pollock, 2000 ed harris directs and stars as american. Harris thought that ed bore a striking resemblance to the painter and so felt inclined to give his son a biography of the artist. And really captures the artists vision and torment. Directed by ed harris writing credits wga steven naifeh book jackson pollock. This film is based upon the book jackson pollock,an american saga which won many awards. Inspiration excerpt pollock 2002 ed harris youtube. Ed harris writing credits wga steven naifeh book jackson pollock. Pollock is a 2000 american biographical film which tells the life story of american painter jackson pollock.