Pollock - 5

This film chronicles the life of American artist Jackson Pollock. It tells of his shift from surrealism toward his own distinct form of painting. He did his later paintings by dripping paint above the canvas that was placed on the floor. The works shown here were done using this method. It also shows his alcoholism and the often tense relationship with his wife, Lee Krasner. The main storyline is his desire to be famous. The film is well done up until the last 20 minutes when the film moves forward in time a decade and shows him in his decline and then ends abruptly with his death in a car crash. It seems like a film in which Hollywood tries to associate itself with famous artists in order to be seen more as an art form than it generally is thought of. As an art history lesson, a good film. More images of his paintings here.