{"product_id":"robert-frank-film-works-with-dvd-9783958290365","title":"Robert Frank: Film Works [With DVD]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA comprehensive overview of more than 25 films and videos by Robert Frank\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe significance of Robert Frank's photography is unquestionable. His \u003cem\u003eThe Americans\u003c\/em\u003e is arguably the most important American photography publication of the postwar period, and his work has spawned numerous disciples, as well as a rich critical literature. It is less known that at the very moment he became a star--the end of the 1950s--Frank chose to abandon still photography for more than ten years in order to immerse himself in filmmaking. He did return to photography in the 1970s, but Frank the filmmaker has remained a well-kept secret for almost four decades. A compilation examining his missing years is long overdue. \u003cem\u003eFilm Works\u003c\/em\u003e includes four DVDs in PAL and NTSC format, and comes with the book \u003cem\u003eFrank Films\u003c\/em\u003e (edited by Brigitta Burger-Utzer and Stefan Grissemann)--offering a visually unique approach to Frank's films--and the booklets \u003cem\u003eMe \u0026amp; My Brother\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePull My Daisy\u003c\/em\u003e, all packaged in a custom-made wooden case. This elaborate object provides a comprehensive overview of more than 25 films and videos, some of them classics of the New American Cinema of the 1950s and 1960s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDigital Mastering by Assemblage Inc.\/Laura Israel.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobert Frank\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in Zurich in 1924 and immigrated to the United States in 1947. He is best known for his seminal book \u003cem\u003eThe Americans\u003c\/em\u003e, first published in 1958, which gave rise to a distinctly new form of the photobook, and his experimental film \u003cem\u003ePull My Daisy\u003c\/em\u003e (1959). Frank's other important projects include the books \u003cem\u003eBlack, White and Things\u003c\/em\u003e (1952), \u003cem\u003eThe Lines of My Hand\u003c\/em\u003e (1972) and the film \u003cem\u003eCocksucker Blues\u003c\/em\u003e for the Rolling Stones (1972). He divides his time between New York City and Nova Scotia, Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Steidl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50857710616850,"sku":"9783958290365","price":150.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a015ab85-c581-4932-8c7a-0bf679deab50.jpg?v=1737539865","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/robert-frank-film-works-with-dvd-9783958290365","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}