Don't Blink -- Robert Frank

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Don't Blink -- Robert Frank

2016

1h 22m

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Robert Frank's life and work are so completely intertwined that they are one in the same. His work covers the Beats, Welsh coal miners, The Rolling Stones, Peruvian Indians and London bankers.

Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

The Blue Lenses

Directed by ... Laura Israel, her background as an editor comes to the fore in the precision with which she combines Frank's photographs, film footage and her own documentary material, providing insight ... in a manner both eloquent and erudite.

Aug 25, 2018

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

With its punchy soundtrack, snappy editing and confrontational attitude, this documentary about the seminal photographer Robert Frank brilliantly captures the essence of the man.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 13, 2016

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Tom Long

Detroit News

"Don't Blink" is a portrait of an artist, a portrait that draws upon Frank's own improvisational approach to filmmaking, but which also manages to capture a life's story, as well as its subject's essence.

Rated: B

Sep 30, 2016

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Steven Prokopy

Third Coast Review

Israel has an almost impossible job of capturing this man of a million images, but she has pulled together a worthy imprint of his life and work.

Apr 28, 2020

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Jeremy Polacek

Hyperallergic

Ultimately, Don't Blink's gracious approach brings Frank out, casting a welcome impression of him. Where others pushed, Israel waited and invited and talked throughout three years of filming.

Feb 1, 2020

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Matthew Eng

Tribeca Film

Don't Blink is the rare documentary that understands that the best way to elicit both appreciation and understanding for an artist's creations is to allow us to see these creations first-hand.

May 2, 2019

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Such a wonderful documentary! A+++ Must see!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Audience Member

A great look inside the life and work of the 20th Century's most important photographer. Frank is somewhat elusive, so this is a golden opportunity to see the man up close and personal. I must also note, the soundtrack is killer.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Audience Member

Fantastic documentary, beautifully done and a fascinating insight to the life of the great Robert Frank.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Audience Member

Low-budget situation horror that uses a very cheap to make horror premise. This actually has some interest value, but nothing is explained and it takes a long time for very little to happen.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Audience Member

A loving and aesthetically intrinsic documentary on the indelible photographer/filmmaker Robert Frank, that's editing in the an abstract yet deceptively pleasing way.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Robert Frank's life and work are so completely intertwined that they are one in the same. His work covers the Beats, Welsh coal miners, The Rolling Stones, Peruvian Indians and London bankers.

Director: Laura Israel
Producer: Melinda Shopsin
Screenwriter: Laura Israel
Distributor: Grasshopper Film
Production Co: Assemblage Films
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 13, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 26, 2017
Runtime: 1h 22m
Sound Mix: DTS, SDDS, Dolby Digital

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