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Ballad of Philip Guston

2022· 0h 28m

Documentary

Directed by Jem Cohen

5.0/ 10

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Criterion Channel

Criterion Channel

Overview

An unorthodox essay film on the renowned but controversial painter, Philip Guston. Ballad interweaves Guston's biography, influences, and philosophical approach to art with Cohen's deeply personal engagement with the man and his work.

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