Francis Bacon and the Brutality of Fact

Plot

In his London studio, Francis Bacon discusses his work and approach with David Sylvester. His representations of the human figure in portraits and triptychs link him to the distorted realism of Van Gogh and Picasso, who also portrayed the intensity of life that Bacon calls “the brutality of fact.”

Cast

Francis Bacon

Self

David Sylvester

Self (Interviewer)

John Edwards

Self