Eric claptons life and career will get the feature documentary treatment in eric clapton. In the end we find that the guitar for eric clapton is much more than a companion and a way for him to make a living. A life in 12 bars, implies, it begins with the blues. Australia brazil canada china france germany india italy japan. The plan is to roll it out at domestic and international film festivals later this year, followed by a theatrical run in the u. A life in 12 bars 2017 5 min documentary watch or download. Life in 12 bars is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Life in 12 bars, directed by oscarwinner lili fini zanuck rush, driving miss daisy, is an unflinching and deeply personal look into the life of legendary 18time grammy winner. Life in 12 bars, the documentary about the guitar god that premieres this weekend at tiff.
It reflects on his traumatic childhood, his struggle with drugs and alcohol, the. The guitar, from when he was very young to this day, is an instrument that has given him peace when he could not find it anywhere else in his life, and it is the guitar and music which has always come to the rescue and literally. Life in 12 bars a rather unfortunate title given its subjects severe problems with alcohol abuse. And then he lived them and features footage of clapton throughout his career and. Life in 12 bars, directed by oscarwinner lili fini zanuck rush, driving miss daisy, is an unflinching and deeply personal look into the life of legendary 18time grammy winner eric clapton. He is the only threetime inductee to the rock and roll hall of fame. A life in 12 bars, wont start showing showtime until february 10, but an official trailer has just been released in conjunction with its september 17 premiere at the toronto international film festival the twominute and fivesecond clip announces he loved the blues. These subtitles in english language may be downloaded for free as a. Life in 12 bars, directed by oscarwinner lili fini zanuck rush, driving miss daisy, is an unflinching and deeply personal look into the life.
Showtime documentary films will world premiere eric clapton. Official website for news, tour dates, official merchandise and more. It was always one man with his guitar versus the world. Life in 12 bars by doug collette, published on june 24, 2018 at all about jazz. That photo appears in lili fini zanucks absorbing but neverending documentary, along with perhaps every other still photograph. Clapton talks of being practically mesmerized by music by africanamerican musicians he. Showtime documentary films has boarded lili fini zanucks upcoming documentary, eric clapton. This track was later revisited and rerecorded for eric claptons 1975 album, theres one in every crowd. This film contextualizes claptons role in contemporary music and cultural history. Lili fini zanucks painstaking documentary doesnt shy away from the dark side. Eric clapton is the only ever threetimeinductee to the rock and roll hall of fame, is an 18time grammy award winner and widely renowned as one of the greatest performers of all time. With rock documentaries having something of a resurgence we have, of late, had several decent docs covering influential bands with montage of heck nirvana and supersonic oasis and amy. The team behind the film has unprecedented access to an archive of classic performance clips, on and offstage footage, photos, concert posters as well as the musicians handwritten letters, drawings and diary entries. Life in 12 bars starring eric clapton in this documentary on directv.
Life in 12 bars is a deeply personal, finely judged tour through the dark life of one of the worlds greatest guitar players. Life in 12 bars on dvd and bluray along along with a complementary soundtrack,featuring 5 previously unreleased tracks directed by academy award. Abramorama and showtime networks will release the documentary eric clapton. Life in 12 bars also includes two previously unreleased eric clapton tracks from 1974. Life in 12 bars is screening at the british film festival across australia now. Life in 12 bars, about the life and times of eric clapton, has a surprisingly dark, edgy undercurrent as it follows the inexorable rise of a talented but insecure young guitarist to global stardom. Life in 12 bars at the 2017 toronto international film festival in september. Life in 12 bars 2017 eric clapton is the only ever threetimeinductee to the rock and roll hall of fame, is an 18time grammy award winner and widely renowned as one of the.
A look at the life and work of guitarist eric clapton told by those who have known him best, including bb king, jimi hendrix, and george harrison. Life in 12 bars at 2017 toronto international film festival. A look at the life and work of guitarist eric clapton, told by those who have known him best, including bb king, jimi hendrix, and george harrison. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. A life in 12 bars, which it will distribute in north america. Eric clapton owes every penny in his pockets to black people. June 8th sees the release of the critically acclaimed documentary eric clapton. One of the saddest moments ive ever seen in a film comes more than halfway into lili fini zanucks eric clapton. Uk released friday, 8 june 2018 life in 12 bars by eric clapton on universalumc 673 2129 barcode 602567321293 is the 2cd official soundtrack companion album to the film and offers 32tracks 29 by ec covering 1964 to 1992. With eric clapton, duane allman, ginger baker, chuck berry.
One of the few who did this and survived and thrived was eric clapton who, according to the slogan, was god although this was news to god obviously. A life in 12 bars lili fini zanuck, director of rush 1991 and the oscarwinning producer of driving miss daisy has made a film about eric clapton, the only ever threetimeinductee to the rock and roll hall of fame, an 18time grammy award winner, and believed in some quarters as one of the greatest performers of all time. Featuring many of his heroes including bb king, muddy waters, jimi hendrix and george harrison and told through his own legendary music a moving, revealing and surprising film about one. Life in 12 bars, directed by oscarwinner lili fini zanuck rush, driving miss daisy, is an unflinching and deeply personal look. Heres the reason why the racism thing is different with eric clapton that it is with other artists. Eric patrick clapton, cbe born 30 march 1945 is an english rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. The story that clapton named layla for was a middleeastern folktale. Showtime has unveiled the first trailer for eric clapton. Life in 12 bars is a laborious viewing experiance, its glacial pace heightened by the films overreliance on still photography. Presente au toronto international film festival le 8 septembre 2017 et sorti en salles americaines. Showtime will air the film with a broadcast premiere on feb. Listen to trailer music, ost, original score, and the full list of popular songs in the film. Scooter weintraub, larry yelen and passion pictures john battsek are amongst the producers.
A life in 12 bars 2017 5 min documentary click here. Con queste parole scritte in giro per londra, eric. For eric clapton, blues music made a strong impression at a young age. This one succeeds in making eric clapton surprisingly interesting, but only until until he turned his life around. Eric clapton life in 12 bars director lili fini zanuck interview. As one of lifes cruel ironies would have it, the plunge into sadness comes at what should have been a moment of total triumph. Documentary charting the life of eric clapton, widely renowned as one of the greatest. Documentary completed 2017 a deeply personal archiveled journey into the life of eric clapton. A life in 12 bars, which screened at doc nyc film festival.
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