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William Eggleston in the Real World
| Rating: | No Rating |
| Genre: | Documentary |
| Release Date: | August 31, 2005 |
| Running time: | 85 minutes |
| Cast: | William J. Eggleston, Michael Almereyda |
| Director: | Michael Almereyda |
| Producer: | Michael Almereyda, Jesse Dylan, Anthony Katagas |
| Writer: | Michael Almereyda |
| Distributor: | Palm Pictures |
Description: In 1976, William Eggleston's hallucinatory, Faulknerian images were featured in the Museum of Modern Art's first one-man exhibition of color photographs. It is rare for an artist of such stature to allow himself to be shown as unguardedly as Eggleston does in Michael Almereyda's intimate portrait. The filmmaker tracks the photographer on trips to Kentucky, Los Angeles and New York, but gives particular attention to downtime in Memphis, Eggleston's home base. The film shows a deep connection between Eggleston's enigmatic personality and his groundbreaking work, and also reveals his parallel commitments as a musician, draftsman and videographer. A sphinx-like renegade, Eggleston at age 65 has become an icon and inspiration to artists worldwide.
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