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    Pollock

    • 20002000
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    • 2h 2min
    IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    28K
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    Pollock (2000)
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    A film about the life and career of the American painter, Jackson Pollock.A film about the life and career of the American painter, Jackson Pollock.A film about the life and career of the American painter, Jackson Pollock.

    IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    28K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ed Harris
    • Writers
      • Steven Naifeh(book "Jackson Pollock: An American Saga")
      • Gregory White Smith(book "Jackson Pollock: An American Saga")
      • Barbara Turner(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Ed Harris
      • Marcia Gay Harden
      • Robert Knott
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Ed Harris
    • Writers
      • Steven Naifeh(book "Jackson Pollock: An American Saga")
      • Gregory White Smith(book "Jackson Pollock: An American Saga")
      • Barbara Turner(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Ed Harris
      • Marcia Gay Harden
      • Robert Knott
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    • 156User reviews
    • 118Critic reviews
    • 77Metascore
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    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 3 wins & 9 nominations total

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    Pollock
    Trailer 2:20
    Pollock

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    Ed Harris and Marcia Gay Harden in Pollock (2000)
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    Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris, and Sally Murphy in Pollock (2000)

    Top cast

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    Ed Harris
    Ed Harris
    • Jackson Pollockas Jackson Pollock
    Marcia Gay Harden
    Marcia Gay Harden
    • Lee Krasneras Lee Krasner
    Robert Knott
    Robert Knott
    • Sande Pollockas Sande Pollock
    Molly Regan
    • Arloie Pollockas Arloie Pollock
    Sada Thompson
    Sada Thompson
    • Stella Pollockas Stella Pollock
    Eulala Scheel
    Eulala Scheel
    • Arloie's Babyas Arloie's Baby
    • (as Eulala Grace Harden)
    Matthew Sussman
    • Reuben Kadishas Reuben Kadish
    Bud Cort
    Bud Cort
    • Howard Putzelas Howard Putzel
    Amy Madigan
    Amy Madigan
    • Peggy Guggenheimas Peggy Guggenheim
    Everett Quinton
    Everett Quinton
    • James Johnson Sweeneyas James Johnson Sweeney
    Annabelle Gurwitch
    Annabelle Gurwitch
    • May Rosenbergas May Rosenberg
    John Rothman
    John Rothman
    • Harold Rosenbergas Harold Rosenberg
    John Heard
    John Heard
    • Tony Smithas Tony Smith
    Kenny Scharf
    • William Baziotesas William Baziotes
    Tom McGuinness
    • Franz Klineas Franz Kline
    Val Kilmer
    Val Kilmer
    • Willem DeKooningas Willem DeKooning
    Jeffrey Tambor
    Jeffrey Tambor
    • Clem Greenbergas Clem Greenberg
    Katherine Wallach
    • Barbara Kadishas Barbara Kadish
    • Director
      • Ed Harris
    • Writers
      • Steven Naifeh(book "Jackson Pollock: An American Saga")
      • Gregory White Smith(book "Jackson Pollock: An American Saga")
      • Barbara Turner(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    At the end of the 1940's, abstract expressionist Jackson Pollock (1912-1956) is featured in Life magazine. Flashback to 1941, he's living with his brother in a tiny apartment in New York City, drinking too much, and exhibiting an occasional painting in group shows. That's when he meets artist Lee Krasner, who puts her career on hold to be his companion, lover, champion, wife, and, in essence, caretaker. To get him away from booze, insecurity, and the stress of city life, they move to the Hamptons where nature and sobriety help Pollock achieve a breakthrough in style: a critic praises, then Life magazine calls. But so do old demons: the end is nasty, brutish, and short. —<jhailey@hotmail.com>
    painterlife magazineartistpaintingpulitzer prize source113 more
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    • Taglines
      • A True Portrait of Life and Art.
    • Genres
      • Biography
      • Drama
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for language and brief sexuality
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Ed Harris's father bought his son a book about Jackson Pollock simply because he felt Ed bore a strong resemblance to the painter. Ever since then, Ed Harris became fascinated with Pollock's life.
    • Goofs
      When the photographer is making the movie of Pollock he "zooms" in on the shoes. But the old 16 mm camera he is using has a three fixed lens turret. He should not be able to zoom. All his other shots are as expected from fixed lenses of different focal lengths.
    • Quotes

      Jackson Pollock: If people would just look at the paintings, I don't think they would have any trouble enjoying them. It's like looking at a bed of flowers, you don't tear your hair out over what it means.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Proof of Life/Vertical Limit/The Emperor's New Groove/State and Main/Pollock (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      The Mighty Blues
      Improvisation

      Performed by The Port of Harlem Jazzmen

      Courtesy of Blue Note Records

      By Arrangement with EMI Capitol Music Special Markets

    User reviews156

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    A good biopic...
    Ed Harris has taken the biopic to a new level. Although the skeleton of the film is no more than the troubled life of an alcoholic struggling with fame, the power of the acting and sequence of the film take it a step further. The relationship between Krasner and Pollock mirrors that of Stanley and Stella Kowalski but Krasner is a much stronger character and Marcia Gay Harden more than deserved the oscar she received for the part. The only part that concerned me was the explanation Harris chose to show Pollock's progression to his drip paintings. The arbitrariness of the "revelation" seems stretched to me and suggests that it is actually known how Pollock made that movement. All in all, the movie is excellent and worth seeing.

    Just be careful - I cringed every time he got into a car...
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    • L8nDA
    • May 2, 2001

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 23, 2001 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Sony Pictures Classics
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Поллок
    • Filming locations
      • Long Island, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Brant-Allen
      • Fred Berner Films
      • Pollock Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $6,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $8,598,593
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $44,244
      • Dec 17, 2000
    • Gross worldwide
      • $10,994,533
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      • 2h 2min
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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