The Woodmans

Worth watching. Her parents come across as fine in my opinion. I can't imagine having such a child. Her work is amazing. I am left with a bunch of questions that were not addressed and they are all technical. How did she take her pictures of herself? I assume she had assistants. But who? Seems like it would be impossible to do what she did with a Rollei self-timer. How did she frame her work? (The framing is fantastic and doesn't look cropped.) How many shots did it take to get the ones we see? Did she develop them on the spot? Did she do her own darkroom work? Did she do her own printing? How large were they? Who did she study with at RISD? Callahan was there at the time, I think. Great pity she suffered so - genius. Obvious parallels to Silvia Plath.

This was a great documentary about art because it addressed the question of whether one can center their life with art. Many people center their lives with religion or pseudo religions of psychology, popular methodologies and various philosophies. Many of us practice our art and hide in it but few artist, I think, apply the doctrine of universal artistry to "life abundant". We generally know that our art makes life abundantly good for us, but few of us see it as the salvation for mankind. This documentary gets at that question: does art protect man from his ego hedonism or is it just another form of over-indigence in the sun light. Watching the documentary made me wonder how were the parents supposed to feel, what were they supposed to think after their beloved daughter committed suicide. They had surrounded this child with art and a most liberal up bring. And then art and liberalism may have taken their daughter from them. At the same time they lost Francesca to her art of photography they needed to continue at their own painting and sculpting arts. So the question as to whether art can actually be the center of a life and by extrpolation--the salvation of humanity resides in how i think the parents of photographer Francesca Woodman dealt with their daughters suicide. For me this documentary answered that question.

Worth every cent I paid for it ! Thank you !!

FINE DOCUMENTARY!!! Now, having made that claim, i'll say, being myself an artist - that being an artist is tough enough of a challenge to live through life. being the child of artists, Both parents; artists - may very well be improbable to survive. such fate, i believe was Francesca's.

Yes she was ttalented, yes she killed herself at 22 but the background of her life with her somewhat disinterested parents and their own internal conflicts really fills out much of the backstory for her life. Some of the final images of her father starting to semi duplicate her images is somewhat disturbing as if to capitalize on her fame. Very interesting film and worth the time to watch.

The work ethic. I love the artist's work ethic described by Francesca's Mother. I own this movie on DVD and watch it to remind myself of the preciousness in our creative drive. I really love the body of work Francesca Woodman left in her short time. It would be a dream world if she had stayed here to continue.

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I had seen a show of Francesca Woodman's work at the Modern in NYC-this video provides lots of back story I appreciated. Glimpse into the lives of a very interesting creative family.

Note: This is not a Region 1 DVD. It plays on all DVD players. It worked on my Region 2 player with no issues at all.This fascinating documentary offers viewers an insight into Francesca Woodman's approach to art, as well as her personality through interviews with her family and close friends. However, as the title suggests, Francesca is not the sole subject of the film. The documentary unveils the lives and work of Francesca's parents, George and Betty, both artists themselves. We learn much about the familial-context and the art work-ethic of the Woodman household and its influence on Francesca's work. Many profound and troubling questions arise from interviews with Francesca's parents: Did their obsession with art lead to neglect and the intense need for recognition and affection that Francesca exhibited? Did Francesca suffer from long-term mental health issues, which were missed by her parents or misinterpreted as artistic eccentricity by those around her? Do her works show a young woman who felt vulnerable, isolated or exhibited an unhealthy sexual fixation? Do her parents feel guilt over her suicide and if so, how do they deal with this? I was also left questioning whether the fact that Francesca's father has started to produce work strikingly similar to his deceased daughter's was a form of therapy or tribute or whether it was cynical and exploitative as well as whether there is more to the Woodman's domestic story than her rather stoic parents reveal.All in all, a wonderful insight into the life and work of a family of artists, which raises many important questions and contexualises Francesca Woodman's work.

a truly incredible artist whos work was before it's time and remains unequalled... an open relection on her life and observations

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