Who the #$&% Is Jackson Pollock? (2006)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Harry Moses

Writer (WGA):

Harry Moses (written by)

Release Date:

9 November 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Tagline:

An Art Film

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Question In Title | Profanity In Title

Cast

Teri Horton	...	Herself
Tod M. Volpe	...	Himself (as Tod Volpe)
Ben Heller	...	Himself
Nick Carone	...	Himself
John Myatt	...	Himself
Peter Paul Biro	...	Himself
Thomas Hoving	...	Himself
Jeffrey Bergen	...	Himself
Joseph D. Beam	...	Himself (as Joe Beam)
Judy Hill	...	Herself
Teri Paquin	...	Herself
Bill Page	...	Himself
Ron Spencer	...	Himself
Allan Stone

Also Known As:

Finding Jackson Pollock (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some language.

Runtime:

74 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M

Company:

Hewitt Group

Movie Connections:

References "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (2000)

Good and bad

This was very entertaining and quite a story. However, many of the documentary's claims about the artworld are unfounded. They interview a small handful of slightly and some totally ego-centric people and label them as "the art world". In fact, most of the art world would love for this story to be true, that a truck driver has miraculously discovered a Jackson Pollack in perfect condition that found its way to a yard sale the whole United states away from where it was originally painted. The documentary neglects to focus on many overwhelming amount of evidence that call the piece a fraud and instead focus on the few details tat suggest its authenticity. This in effect portrays a sense of drama that is unreal. Good film though!