"A subtle, elegant documentary." - The Village Voice
"William Eggleston in the Real World" reveals the deep connection between photographer William Eggleston??s enigmatic personality and his groundbreaking work, and also reveals his parallel commitments as a musician, draftsman and videographer.
Filmmaker Michael Almereyda tracks the photographer on trips to Kentucky, Los Angeles and New York, but gives particular attention to downtime in Memphis, Eggleston??s home base. Eggleston has been called ?¨the beginning of modern color photography?Æ (John Szarkowski, MoMA) and ?¨one of the most significant figures in contemporary photography?Æ (Charles Hagen, NY Times). (84 minutes,2005)
DVD special features include: A gallery of unpublished photographs only available on this DVD, exclusive interviews and conversations with Eggleston, William Christenberry and Walter Hopps, Eggleston speaking with Stephen Shore and Glenn O'Brien at the Tokion Creativity Now Conference in 2005, original musical compositions written and performed by Eggleston.
This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 29 October, 2008.
