Francis Bacon: A Brush with Violence (2017)
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN commenters recommend it as a well-made, interesting and sad documentary on Bacon's troubled life.
What it is
A BBC documentary on Francis Bacon, the loud, hard-drinking British painter, drawing on people who knew him. It explores the haunted man behind the Roaring Boy persona.
Recommended by 3 HN commenters across 3 different months, 2021 to 2021.
What Hacker News said
Recommends pantelisk · 2021-02 · on “Francis Bacon: Revelations review – a landmark biography”
The art style of Francis Bacon is fantastic, but the troubled life he led is maybe even more intriguing, mysterious and dark. For those curious, here's a very well done documentary on Francis by BBC - [this video] (warning, graphic themes)
Recommends Gatsky · 2021-03 · on “A history of the art market in 35 record-breaking sales (2016)”
Huh, Fancis Bacon's Three Studies of Lucian Freud is the most expensive on the list at $89 million. I can't comprehend these dollar numbers, but it's a stunning painting. There is a good doco about Bacon's life on YT: [this video]
Recommends throwaway29303 · 2021-05 · on “Francis Bacon’s Frightening Beauty”
I had this morbid curiosity about Bacon's work and life a long while ago and I happened to find a YouTube documentary[0] about him. Pretty interesting and sad at the same time. It's worth a watch, IMO. [0] - [this video]