Clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and influential guitarists of all time. As one of lifes cruel ironies would have it, the plunge into sadness comes at what should have been a moment of total triumph. Clapton talks of being practically mesmerized by music by africanamerican musicians he. Uk and international distribution will be handled by altitude. Clapton wrote the film score for zanucks 1991 film rush and the two remained friends. A life in 12 bars, which screened at doc nyc film festival. Later this year, it will be shown at domestic and international film festivals followed by a u. Listen to trailer music, ost, original score, and the full list of popular songs in the film.
Con queste parole scritte in giro per londra, eric clapton diventa. For eric clapton, blues music made a strong impression at a young age. What i love about eric clapton as a person is that he was a completely broken man who managed to build himself back up. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone.
Lili fini zanuck 2017 is het leven van gitaargod eric clapton, met zn vele ups en downs, samen te vatten in ruim twee uur. Life in 12 bars is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. With rock documentaries having something of a resurgence we have, of late, had several decent docs covering influential bands with montage of heck nirvana and supersonic oasis and amy. Life in 12 bars new eric clapton documentary to premiere at toronto film festival. An intimate, revealing musical odyssey on the life and career of guitar virtuoso eric clapton, told by those who have known him best, including bb king, jimi hendrix, and george harrison. Life in 12 bars film documentary 2017 september 8, 2017 a look at the life and work of guitarist eric clapton told by those who have known him best, including bb king, jimi hendrix, and george harrison. Life in 12 bars, directed by oscarwinner lili fini zanuck rush, driving miss daisy, is an unflinching and deeply personal look into the life of legendary 18time grammy winner. Life in 12 bars starring eric clapton in this documentary on directv.
Life in 12 bars full movie stream free download eric clapton. A life in 12 bars trailer 2017 trailer for the documentary eric clapton. This film contextualizes claptons role in contemporary music and cultural history. Sep 09, 2017 showtime has unveiled the first trailer for eric clapton. June 8th sees the release of the critically acclaimed documentary eric clapton. Life in 12 bars on dvd and bluray along along with a complementary soundtrack,featuring 5 previously unreleased tracks.
And then he lived them and features footage of clapton throughout his career and. The eric clapton documentary, life in 12 bars, and its companion soundtrack will be released on june 8. Eric patrick clapton, cbe born 30 march 1945 is an english rock and blues guitarist, singer. This documentary contextualizes eric clapton s role in contemporary music and cultural history. Life in 12 bars at the 2017 toronto international film festival in september. Lili fini zanuck, director of rush 1991 and the oscarwinning producer of driving miss.
Life in 12 bars, the documentary about the guitar god that is premiering this weekend at the toronto international film festival the. Clapton is frank about his years as a heroin addict, his gravitation onto booze its been a life spent in many more than 12 bars, thats for sure and his various love affairs. Jun 30, 2018 clapton is frank about his years as a heroin addict, his gravitation onto booze its been a life spent in many more than 12 bars, thats for sure and his various love affairs. Finden sie eric clapton life in 12 bars bluray in unserem. Abramorama and showtime networks will release the documentary eric clapton. One of the few who did this and survived and thrived was eric clapton who, according to the slogan, was god although this was news to god obviously. Eric clapton life in 12 bars dvd online kaufen ex libris. Con queste parole scritte in giro per londra, eric. Uk released friday, 8 june 2018 life in 12 bars by eric clapton on universalumc 673 2129 barcode 602567321293 is the 2cd official soundtrack companion album to the film and offers 32tracks 29 by ec covering 1964 to 1992.
Available on dvd and bluray, the film by director lili fini zanuck rush, driving miss daisy takes an unflinching and deeply personal look into the life of legendary 18time grammy winner while following his career through the yardbirds, cream, blind faith, derek and the dominos, and. Life in 12 bars, about the life and times of eric clapton, has a surprisingly dark, edgy undercurrent as it follows the inexorable rise of a talented but insecure young guitarist to global stardom. Clapton is perfectly aware of how awful he used to be, though. Life in 12 bars on dvd and bluray along along with a complementary soundtrack,featuring 5 previously unreleased tracks directed by academy award. The press conference for this film takes place on monday, september 11 at 10. It reflects on his traumatic childhood, his struggle with drugs and alcohol, the loss of his son and how he found inner strength and healing in. Director lili fini zanuck has announced that eric clapton.
Includes printed inner sleeves containing trackbytrack credits. A look at the life and work of guitarist eric clapton, told by those who have known him best, including bb king, jimi hendrix, and george harrison. Now zanuck lets him tell his life story in eric clapton. Life in 12 bars is a deeply personal, finely judged tour through the dark life of one of the worlds greatest guitar players. Generally its a subject i pride myself a little on knowing a. Featuring many of his heroes including bb king, muddy waters, jimi hendrix and george harrison and told through his own legendary music a moving, revealing and surprising film about one. Documentary completed 2017 a deeply personal archiveled journey into the life of eric clapton. Life in 12 bars by doug collette, published on june 24, 2018 at all about jazz. Life in 12 bars also includes two previously unreleased eric clapton tracks from 1974.
Apr, 2018 life in 12 bars also includes two previously unreleased eric clapton tracks from 1974. It was always one man with his guitar versus the world. A life in 12 bars 2017 5 min documentary click here. With eric clapton, duane allman, ginger baker, chuck berry. Eric clapton is the only ever threetimeinductee to the rock and roll hall of fame, is an 18time grammy award winner and widely renowned as one of the greatest performers of all time. He is the only threetime inductee to the rock and roll hall of fame. Nov 01, 2017 abramorama and showtime networks will release the documentary eric clapton. A life in 12 bars regia lili fini zanuck genere documentario nazione gran bretagna anno 2017 clapton e dio. Appealing only to the diehard clapton is god contingent and likely to disappoint a. Sep, 2017 now zanuck lets him tell his life story in eric clapton.
Scooter weintraub, larry yelen and passion pictures john battsek are amongst the producers. Life in 12 bars, a documentary that premieres this week at toronto then airs february 10 on showtime. Eric patrick clapton, cbe born 30 march 1945 is an english rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Life in 12 bars a rather unfortunate title given its subjects severe problems with alcohol abuse. A look at the life and work of guitarist eric clapton, told by those who. Life in 12 bars eric clapton lili fini zanuck stephen scooter weintraub 2017 eric clapton is widely renowned as one of the greatest performers of all time. Life in 12 bars film documentary 2017 september 8, 2017 a look at the life and work of guitarist eric clapton told by those who have known him best, including bb.
Even boy bands backed by established singers suffered the same fate as seen with boyz 2 men who were signed to michael jacksons label, although personally we think. Life in 12 bars, directed by oscarwinner lili fini zanuck rush, driving miss daisy, is an unflinching and deeply personal look. Thankfully, most of us with the singers never having any longevity they were rightly destined for obscurity. It features extensive interviews with clapton, along with family, friends, musical collaborators. Eric clapton life in 12 bars director lili fini zanuck interview. Life in 12 bars, directed by oscarwinner lili fini zanuck rush, driving miss daisy, is an unflinching and deeply personal look into the life of legendary 18time grammy winner eric clapton. Showtime will air the film with a broadcast premiere on feb. A life in 12 bars 2017 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. A life in 12 bars had unprecedented access to an archive of classic performance clips, on and offstage footage, photos, concert posters as well as the musicians handwritten letters, drawings and diary entries. Cestina cymraeg dansk deutsch eesti espanol esperanto euskara. Life in 12 bars 2017 eric clapton is the only ever threetimeinductee to the rock and roll hall of fame, is an 18time grammy award winner and widely renowned as one of the. A life in 12 bars will be distributed in north america by showtime documentary films. A life in 12 bars, wont start showing showtime until february 10, but an official trailer has just been released in conjunction with its september 17 premiere at the toronto international film festival the twominute and fivesecond clip announces he loved the blues. Showtime documentary films to world premiere eric clapton.
A life in 12 bars, implies, it begins with the blues. This kind of behavior isnt that surprising though when you consider that at the peak of his heroin addiction he was spending 16k a week. For many the ultimate guitar hero, eric clapton is one of the most iconic figures in music and one of the greatest performers of all timethe only threetimeinductee to the rock and roll hall of fame and an 18time grammy award winner. One of the saddest moments ive ever seen in a film comes more than halfway into lili fini zanucks eric clapton. Showtime has unveiled the first trailer for eric clapton.