William Eggleston in the Real World

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• Genre: Visual Arts
• Movie Type: Graphic & Applied Arts, Biography
• Themes: Life in the Arts
• Director: Michael Almereyda
• Main Cast: William Eggleston, Winston Eggleston, Leigh Haizlip, Bruce Wagner, Rosa Eggleston
• Release Year: 2005
• Country: US
• Run Time: 86 minutes

Plot

Photographer William Eggleston created a sensation in the art world in 1976 when a collection of his work went on display at the Museum of Modern Art. While the Memphis native's work went against the grain of the conventions of art photography of the day with their heavily saturated colors and oblique, seemingly careless framings, in time critics developed an enthusiasm for his work, and one critic cited the show as "the beginning of modern color photography." Filmmaker Michael Almereyda is an admirer of Eggleston's photography, and created a film portrait of this reclusive artist as he shoots a commissioned assignment in Kentucky, travels to Los Angeles for a show, conducts a joint question and answer session with author Bruce Wagner, and explores the nooks and crannies of the small Tennessee towns that provide his inspiration. Along the way, Almereyda attempts to interview Eggleston and comes up against the brick wall of the photographer's reluctance to discuss his art -- as Eggleston says, "Whatever it is about pictures, photographs, it's just about impossible to follow up with words. They don't have anything to do with one another." ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Cast

• William Eggleston
• Winston Eggleston
• Leigh Haizlip
• Bruce Wagner
• Rosa Eggleston

Michael Almereyda - Narrator

Credit

Michael Almereyda - Director; Michael Almereyda - Camera Operator; Michael Almereyda - Producer; Donald Rosenfeld - Executive Producer; Simon Fisher Turner - Composer (Music Score); Anthony Katagas - Producer; Elmo Weber - Sound Editor; Elmo Weber - Re-Recording Mixer; Jesse Dylan - Producer; Anna Rieke - Sound/Sound Designer; Alexis Zoullas - Executive Producer; Susan Choy - Editor; Joshua Falcon - Editor; Johannes Weuthen - Editor; Heather Parks - Associate Producer; James Patterson - Associate Producer

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