4.8M views · Feb 4, 2017 · 1:19:04 · 3 HN recommenders · 3 mentions · discussed 2021
A BBC documentary on Francis Bacon, the loud, hard-drinking British painter, drawing on people who knew him. It explores the haunted man behind the Roaring Boy persona.
Why Hacker News points people here: HN commenters recommend it as a well-made, interesting and sad documentary on Bacon's troubled life.
“Pretty interesting and sad at the same time. It's worth a watch, IMO.”HN comment, 2021
“here's a very well done documentary on Francis by BBC”
Well-made BBC documentary on Bacon's troubled life
The art style of Francis Bacon is fantastic, but the troubled life he led is maybe even more intriguing, mysterious and dark. For those curious, here's a very well done documentary on Francis by BBC - this video (warning, graphic themes)
“There is a good doco about Bacon's life on YT”
Good documentary on Bacon's life
Huh, Fancis Bacon's Three Studies of Lucian Freud is the most expensive on the list at $89 million. I can't comprehend these dollar numbers, but it's a stunning painting. There is a good doco about Bacon's life on YT: this video
“Pretty interesting and sad at the same time. It's worth a watch, IMO.”
Interesting and sad documentary about Bacon
I had this morbid curiosity about Bacon's work and life a long while ago and I happened to find a YouTube documentary[0] about him. Pretty interesting and sad at the same time. It's worth a watch, IMO. [0] - this video
