1 00:02:33,929 --> 00:02:36,523 Who's the greatest drummer in the world? 2 00:02:41,529 --> 00:02:42,882 Krupa. 3 00:02:43,929 --> 00:02:45,681 - You got it. - That guy cooks. 4 00:02:45,849 --> 00:02:48,807 You're damn right, I got it. 5 00:02:50,889 --> 00:02:52,641 Fuck Picasso. 6 00:02:52,809 --> 00:02:54,720 That fucking guy. 7 00:02:55,289 --> 00:03:00,488 Fuck Picasso! Fuck Picasso-- 8 00:03:03,169 --> 00:03:07,560 Fucking guy... Fucking guy's done it all. 9 00:03:09,809 --> 00:03:15,122 - You're doing good work. - No, I'm not. I'm not worth shit. 10 00:03:17,009 --> 00:03:21,525 - It's not worth shit, Sande. - Get on your feet. 11 00:03:34,009 --> 00:03:36,728 We're having a child, Sande. 12 00:03:38,369 --> 00:03:39,643 He's my brother. 13 00:03:39,809 --> 00:03:42,960 I'm not going to put up with it anymore. 14 00:03:45,529 --> 00:03:50,603 The government stated yesterday that its patience with Japan was exhausted. 15 00:03:50,769 --> 00:03:55,399 After two weeks of negotiations between Japanese and American officials... 16 00:03:55,569 --> 00:03:58,766 ...Secretary of State Hull declared that another Japanese move... 17 00:03:58,929 --> 00:04:01,489 ... into Thailand would not be tolerated. 18 00:04:01,649 --> 00:04:03,765 The effect of the statement seemed to be... 19 00:04:03,929 --> 00:04:06,079 It's hot. 20 00:04:07,089 --> 00:04:10,365 In other news, the first complete-- 21 00:05:42,049 --> 00:05:43,402 Jackson Pollock? 22 00:05:44,569 --> 00:05:46,525 I'm Lee Krasner. 23 00:05:46,689 --> 00:05:49,362 We're in John Graham's show together. 24 00:05:49,529 --> 00:05:52,043 You're working? 25 00:05:53,969 --> 00:05:59,441 It's pretty big-time stuff to be hanging with Picasso and Braque and that kind. 26 00:06:03,249 --> 00:06:07,845 I thought I knew all the abstract artists in New York, and I don't know Pollock. 27 00:06:08,009 --> 00:06:11,206 Here's a name I've never heard of. 28 00:06:11,369 --> 00:06:13,929 So, being cheeky, I just hoofed it over here. 29 00:06:14,089 --> 00:06:17,320 I could come back another time. 30 00:06:17,529 --> 00:06:22,045 - No, it's-- - Could I see your work? 31 00:06:38,649 --> 00:06:41,766 I don't know what I expected, but my God... 32 00:06:41,929 --> 00:06:44,238 - Who do you study with? - Nobody. 33 00:06:44,409 --> 00:06:45,888 Did you ever? 34 00:06:46,089 --> 00:06:49,206 - Thom Benton. - Benton? 35 00:06:49,369 --> 00:06:51,360 You don't paint like Benton. 36 00:06:51,569 --> 00:06:55,721 Carl Jung and John Graham helped me get over Benton. 37 00:06:56,769 --> 00:06:59,442 Which one are you showing? 38 00:07:01,289 --> 00:07:02,688 That one. 39 00:07:05,689 --> 00:07:10,285 - I'm not sure I'm finished with it. - I don't think you should touch it. 40 00:07:17,689 --> 00:07:21,318 I'd like it if you would come to my studio. Would you? 41 00:07:21,809 --> 00:07:23,288 Yeah. Sure. 42 00:07:23,489 --> 00:07:27,926 - I'm just around the corner. Would you? - Yeah. Thanks. 43 00:07:29,969 --> 00:07:31,482 It's 23. 44 00:07:35,009 --> 00:07:40,288 Twenty-three East Ninth. 45 00:07:40,449 --> 00:07:46,081 Really, yes. You don't have to give me a "when." Just pop on over. 46 00:08:30,369 --> 00:08:34,078 I didn't think it would take you three weeks to come by. 47 00:08:34,249 --> 00:08:38,925 - It hasn't been three weeks. - To the day. 48 00:08:47,009 --> 00:08:51,525 It's not mine. I didn't do it. Ex- lover. 49 00:08:53,369 --> 00:08:55,758 That one I did 10 years ago. 50 00:09:11,849 --> 00:09:13,885 Interesting. 51 00:09:21,009 --> 00:09:25,287 To whom shall I hire myself out? What beast must I adore? 52 00:09:25,449 --> 00:09:29,442 What holy image is attack ed? What hearts must I break? 53 00:09:29,609 --> 00:09:32,646 What lie must I maintain? In what blood tread? 54 00:09:32,809 --> 00:09:36,006 Part of Rimbaud's Season in Hell. 55 00:09:38,049 --> 00:09:41,086 That's the one I'm putting in the Graham show. 56 00:09:41,249 --> 00:09:43,809 That's a damn good picture. 57 00:09:44,009 --> 00:09:49,402 That works. You're a damn good woman painter. 58 00:09:51,929 --> 00:09:54,363 - You want coffee? - Yeah, sure. Thanks. 59 00:09:54,529 --> 00:09:57,282 - Well, let's go. - What? 60 00:09:57,449 --> 00:10:00,486 You don't think I make it here? 61 00:10:02,489 --> 00:10:05,561 I met you before, you know. 62 00:10:06,649 --> 00:10:12,007 It was maybe five years ago. A loft dance. 63 00:10:12,169 --> 00:10:14,637 You were six sheets to the wind. 64 00:10:14,809 --> 00:10:17,243 You cut in and stepped all over my feet. 65 00:10:17,409 --> 00:10:20,128 Yeah. Got it. Right. 66 00:10:20,289 --> 00:10:25,317 - You were falling all over me. - I'm sorry. 67 00:10:27,769 --> 00:10:32,081 You were overseas, you know. It's kind of vivid in my memory. 68 00:10:34,049 --> 00:10:38,964 I thought, if you remembered, to let you know it was okay. 69 00:10:39,129 --> 00:10:41,006 Thanks. 70 00:10:44,969 --> 00:10:46,766 Really. 71 00:10:57,769 --> 00:11:00,920 When did you study with Benton? 72 00:11:03,689 --> 00:11:05,566 '31. 73 00:11:07,889 --> 00:11:10,164 The Art Students League? 74 00:11:10,329 --> 00:11:15,084 My brother Charles was studying with Benton... 75 00:11:15,249 --> 00:11:18,161 ...and so I came out... 76 00:11:19,409 --> 00:11:22,048 ...and joined him. 77 00:11:26,449 --> 00:11:28,565 Where are you from? 78 00:11:28,729 --> 00:11:32,642 Arizona. Actually, California. 79 00:11:37,809 --> 00:11:38,958 I'm from Brooklyn. 80 00:11:39,129 --> 00:11:41,768 I was just gonna ask you where you were from. 81 00:11:41,929 --> 00:11:46,366 My parents came over from Russia. I'm from right here. 82 00:11:47,329 --> 00:11:48,478 Russia. 83 00:14:28,609 --> 00:14:30,645 Potatoes. 84 00:14:31,409 --> 00:14:33,684 Thanks. 85 00:14:50,569 --> 00:14:54,278 Did you people eat like this all the time? 86 00:15:03,449 --> 00:15:07,044 How long will you be in the city, Mrs. Pollock? 87 00:15:07,289 --> 00:15:09,564 For a spell. 88 00:15:09,729 --> 00:15:13,563 We've asked Mother to come live with us in Connecticut. 89 00:15:14,569 --> 00:15:18,118 Sande found out they're thinking of drafting married men with children... 90 00:15:18,289 --> 00:15:21,759 ...who aren't involved in war production. 91 00:15:22,769 --> 00:15:26,921 I took a job in Connecticut. Deep River. 92 00:15:27,889 --> 00:15:31,120 Making gliders for the Army. 93 00:15:31,729 --> 00:15:34,641 Gee, that's great, Sande. 94 00:15:37,249 --> 00:15:39,319 That's swell. Congratulations. 95 00:15:39,529 --> 00:15:42,885 Not everyone can arrange to be 4-F, Jack. 96 00:15:45,529 --> 00:15:48,202 Benny Goodman, Gene Krupa... No one greater. 97 00:15:48,409 --> 00:15:51,321 - Harry James on trumpet. - The apartment will be all yours. 98 00:15:51,489 --> 00:15:54,049 You'll have lots of space. 99 00:16:32,289 --> 00:16:34,245 Is this the best hotel you could find? 100 00:16:34,409 --> 00:16:37,048 - What's she doing here? - Lee's gonna take you home. 101 00:16:37,449 --> 00:16:41,078 - What's she doing here? - You need to get cleaned up. 102 00:17:01,329 --> 00:17:03,718 Feed him some milk and some eggs. 103 00:17:14,649 --> 00:17:16,287 - Okay. - Come on. 104 00:17:16,889 --> 00:17:19,449 It's okay. It's okay. 105 00:18:04,449 --> 00:18:07,009 Thank you. 106 00:18:18,929 --> 00:18:24,561 You've gotta see his work. No one is doing what Pollock is doing. 107 00:18:25,449 --> 00:18:29,681 Yes, of course. It would be just great if you could stop by. 108 00:18:29,849 --> 00:18:33,808 Wonderful. We'll look forward to it. Bye. 109 00:18:51,809 --> 00:18:54,403 Jackson, breakfast is on the table. 110 00:19:00,129 --> 00:19:01,801 Lee. 111 00:19:03,129 --> 00:19:05,245 Reuben. 112 00:19:05,569 --> 00:19:06,684 Hello. 113 00:19:06,889 --> 00:19:10,723 - Lee Krasner, Howard Putzel. - How nice to meet you. 114 00:19:10,889 --> 00:19:14,768 Howard's been working with Peggy Guggenheim. 115 00:19:15,009 --> 00:19:17,762 Howard, of course. 116 00:19:17,969 --> 00:19:22,997 Reuben's here with Howard Putzel. He works with Peggy Guggenheim. 117 00:19:27,609 --> 00:19:30,282 When did you get back? 118 00:19:30,809 --> 00:19:32,925 I thought you were in Los Angeles. 119 00:19:33,089 --> 00:19:34,886 - They stationed me in Brooklyn. - Look at you! 120 00:19:35,049 --> 00:19:38,519 - This is Howard Putzel. - I am so pleased to meet you. 121 00:19:38,689 --> 00:19:41,362 - I've known this guy since high school. - I met Howard in L.A... 122 00:19:41,529 --> 00:19:44,885 ...before he hooked up with Peggy. We ran into each other yesterday. 123 00:19:45,049 --> 00:19:49,486 - How are Barbara and the kids? - They're coming out in a couple weeks. 124 00:19:49,649 --> 00:19:52,561 - How long you here for? - They're gonna ship me to India. 125 00:19:52,729 --> 00:19:55,482 - What about you? - 4-F. 126 00:19:55,689 --> 00:19:59,841 - Too neurotic. - You dog. 127 00:20:20,729 --> 00:20:22,799 Genius. 128 00:20:24,009 --> 00:20:26,079 Peggy must see this. 129 00:20:36,289 --> 00:20:39,838 - Hi, how are you? - Hi, Lee. 130 00:20:40,009 --> 00:20:42,477 Come on, Jackson. 131 00:20:47,089 --> 00:20:50,604 Come here, Jackson. Peggy Guggenheim. 132 00:20:50,769 --> 00:20:52,680 I'm so glad you made it. 133 00:20:52,849 --> 00:20:56,603 Lee Krasner, Jackson Pollock, James Sweeney from the Modern. 134 00:20:56,769 --> 00:20:58,964 - Nice to meet you. - Miss Peggy Guggenheim. 135 00:20:59,129 --> 00:21:00,608 Hello. 136 00:21:00,769 --> 00:21:03,806 Mr. Pollock, Howard has been talking about you. 137 00:21:03,969 --> 00:21:06,483 Thank you, Howard. You must see Jackson's work. 138 00:21:06,649 --> 00:21:08,799 Yes. Well, enjoy yourself. 139 00:21:09,289 --> 00:21:12,122 - I like those earrings. - Thank you. 140 00:21:15,289 --> 00:21:16,688 It's great, Howard. 141 00:21:16,849 --> 00:21:20,922 But there's not one American painter in the whole goddamn show. 142 00:22:30,689 --> 00:22:33,203 What's this? 143 00:22:35,049 --> 00:22:39,759 I see the head, the body... 144 00:22:40,969 --> 00:22:46,043 This isn't cubism. You're not breaking down the figure into multiple views. 145 00:22:46,209 --> 00:22:49,599 You're just showing us one side. 146 00:22:49,769 --> 00:22:54,524 Well, what is this? Free association? Automatism? 147 00:22:54,689 --> 00:22:58,523 - I'm just painting, Lee. - But what are you doing, Jackson? 148 00:22:58,689 --> 00:23:02,125 Don't tell me you don't know what you're doing. 149 00:23:03,889 --> 00:23:07,677 Are you experimenting with surrealism? 150 00:23:08,449 --> 00:23:11,407 Is this a dream? 151 00:23:12,329 --> 00:23:16,402 Even if it's a dream, it's still what you see. It's life. 152 00:23:16,569 --> 00:23:19,242 You're not just randomly putting paint on the canvas. 153 00:23:19,409 --> 00:23:21,206 You're painting something. 154 00:23:21,369 --> 00:23:25,601 You can't abstract from nothing. You can only abstract from life. 155 00:23:25,769 --> 00:23:28,567 - From nature. - I am nature. 156 00:23:28,729 --> 00:23:32,358 If you only work from inside yourself, you'll repeat yourself. 157 00:23:32,529 --> 00:23:35,362 Why don't you paint the fucking thing. 158 00:23:38,689 --> 00:23:43,126 O the moon shone bright on Mrs. Porter And on her daughter 159 00:23:43,289 --> 00:23:47,043 - They wash their feet in soda water - What the hell's that? 160 00:23:47,209 --> 00:23:49,848 Eliot. T.S. Eliot. 161 00:23:50,009 --> 00:23:52,079 Gentlemen, T.S. Eliot. 162 00:23:53,289 --> 00:23:55,086 T.S. Eliot. 163 00:23:57,009 --> 00:23:59,477 Did you hear Gorky sold to the Modern? 164 00:23:59,649 --> 00:24:02,038 Gorky's a cow. 165 00:24:02,249 --> 00:24:06,037 They forage and eat, and they come back to the stable and they're still chewing. 166 00:24:06,209 --> 00:24:09,963 He'll look at a Picasso for hours, go to his studio and spit it out. 167 00:24:10,129 --> 00:24:12,723 - Fuck him. - But he's so good at it. 168 00:24:12,929 --> 00:24:15,568 But we gotta break through this shit. 169 00:24:15,769 --> 00:24:19,398 - What do you think of Kline? - Kline's a whore. 170 00:24:20,729 --> 00:24:22,401 - Picasso? - A has-been. 171 00:24:23,569 --> 00:24:25,719 De Kooning? 172 00:24:27,249 --> 00:24:30,002 He's all right. He's learning. 173 00:24:32,089 --> 00:24:35,286 What do you think of Jackson Pollock? 174 00:24:38,329 --> 00:24:41,207 That's what we think. 175 00:24:47,129 --> 00:24:50,758 - Watch it. - Jackson! 176 00:24:52,969 --> 00:24:54,960 Come on. 177 00:24:58,889 --> 00:25:00,481 Honey... 178 00:25:03,609 --> 00:25:07,443 I've just climbed up and down five flights of stairs. I'm Peggy Guggenheim. 179 00:25:07,649 --> 00:25:12,359 I do not climb up five flights of stairs to nobody home. Not I. 180 00:25:12,529 --> 00:25:16,442 - I do not climb five flights of stairs. - We're sorry. 181 00:25:16,609 --> 00:25:19,806 "Sorry" is not the word for it. I have weak ankles. 182 00:25:20,009 --> 00:25:24,685 - My fault. - My God, and you're drunk. 183 00:25:25,009 --> 00:25:26,488 You're drunk. Are you drunk? 184 00:25:26,689 --> 00:25:28,725 - No. - No. 185 00:25:50,289 --> 00:25:54,567 " L.K."? Who the hell is L.K.? I didn't come here to look at L.K. 186 00:25:54,729 --> 00:25:57,926 Peggy, this way. 187 00:26:13,649 --> 00:26:16,800 Now, these show something. This is better. 188 00:26:16,969 --> 00:26:19,278 The most powerful work to come around the pike. 189 00:26:19,449 --> 00:26:22,009 There's no three ways about it. 190 00:26:22,169 --> 00:26:27,482 You're not really a surrealist and, well, my few Americans are. 191 00:26:27,649 --> 00:26:30,721 What's most impressed Jackson about the European moderns... 192 00:26:30,889 --> 00:26:36,282 ...is their concept that the source of art comes from the unconscious. 193 00:26:36,449 --> 00:26:37,768 Yes, yes. I'm sure. 194 00:26:47,249 --> 00:26:51,527 Howard. Jackson, Howard's here. 195 00:26:51,689 --> 00:26:54,283 Do you want coffee? 196 00:26:56,489 --> 00:26:58,002 - Jackson? - Yeah. 197 00:26:58,169 --> 00:27:00,364 Howard's here. 198 00:27:00,729 --> 00:27:02,162 Hi, Howard. 199 00:27:02,369 --> 00:27:06,078 You've got your first one-man show. Art of This Century, November 7th. 200 00:27:06,249 --> 00:27:09,127 - Bravo, Jackson. - Congratulations. 201 00:27:09,329 --> 00:27:11,047 Here, have a seat. 202 00:27:12,849 --> 00:27:17,559 Peggy will give you a stipend of $150 a month. 203 00:27:17,729 --> 00:27:21,039 " If at year's end the artist does not sell equivalent to the advance... 204 00:27:21,209 --> 00:27:25,487 ...plus one-third commission, he will make up the difference in paintings." 205 00:27:25,649 --> 00:27:30,040 If you don't sell $2400 worth, Peggy owns all the work. So sell. 206 00:27:30,249 --> 00:27:33,685 In addition, Peggy has commissioned you to paint... 207 00:27:33,889 --> 00:27:38,883 ...a mural for the entrance hall to her new townhouse on 61 st and Lexington. 208 00:27:39,049 --> 00:27:42,121 And it's big, Jackson. Eight feet by 20 feet. 209 00:27:42,289 --> 00:27:45,998 You have total artistic license. Paint anything you like. 210 00:27:46,209 --> 00:27:49,281 You will be the sensation of the season. 211 00:27:59,289 --> 00:28:01,757 This is my new painter, Jackson Pollock. 212 00:28:04,409 --> 00:28:06,798 You know James Johnson. 213 00:28:07,129 --> 00:28:09,768 Tony, you know Peggy Guggenheim, don't you? 214 00:28:09,929 --> 00:28:14,081 Tony Smith. He's a wonderful architect. 215 00:28:15,809 --> 00:28:17,606 - Will. - Hi. 216 00:28:17,769 --> 00:28:18,758 Mr. de Kooning. 217 00:28:18,969 --> 00:28:20,448 - Jackson. - Mom. 218 00:28:20,609 --> 00:28:25,888 My, my, my. God is good. 219 00:28:27,009 --> 00:28:29,762 - How are you, Mom? - I'm fine. 220 00:28:29,929 --> 00:28:33,001 - Who is this? - Peggy Guggenheim. This is my mother. 221 00:28:33,169 --> 00:28:34,966 - How do you do? - Lovely to meet you. 222 00:28:35,129 --> 00:28:38,246 - This is James Johnson Sweeney. - You must be proud. 223 00:28:38,409 --> 00:28:39,762 Of all my boys. 224 00:28:39,929 --> 00:28:42,727 Jack, it looks great. 225 00:28:42,889 --> 00:28:47,917 - Well, enjoy. - Yes, I will. Thank you all. 226 00:28:56,529 --> 00:28:59,248 I don't know what he's trying to achieve. 227 00:29:01,569 --> 00:29:04,641 This isn't painting. 228 00:29:06,849 --> 00:29:09,807 - Are you leaving? - I don't think it's so hot. 229 00:29:09,969 --> 00:29:11,925 Well, go back and look again. 230 00:29:12,089 --> 00:29:17,243 Lee, he's original. He's ambitious. But there's a lot of mud... 231 00:29:17,409 --> 00:29:23,723 ...and the titles are pretentious. Muddiness... Mud abounds. 232 00:29:23,889 --> 00:29:26,562 Go back, Clem, and look again. 233 00:29:32,929 --> 00:29:35,397 - Read it. Read it. - Wait a minute. Okay. 234 00:29:35,569 --> 00:29:40,404 "Jackson Pollock is participating in his first one-man show. 235 00:29:40,569 --> 00:29:45,199 Being young and full of energy, he takes orders he can't fill." 236 00:29:45,369 --> 00:29:47,007 - Thanks a lot, Clem. - Listen. 237 00:29:47,169 --> 00:29:50,718 " Pollock has gone through the influences of Miró, Picasso... 238 00:29:50,889 --> 00:29:54,768 ...Mexican painting and whatnot, and has come out on the other side... 239 00:29:54,929 --> 00:29:57,397 ...painting mostly with his own brush." 240 00:29:57,569 --> 00:30:00,083 - Not bad. - " Mostly with his own brush"? 241 00:30:00,249 --> 00:30:02,717 - He's saying you're an original. - Not one sale. 242 00:30:02,889 --> 00:30:04,641 Rome wasn't built in one day. 243 00:30:54,929 --> 00:30:58,239 What do you see there, Pollock? 244 00:30:59,529 --> 00:31:02,521 You've been looking at it for weeks. 245 00:31:03,929 --> 00:31:06,807 Peggy's threatening to reconsider. 246 00:34:24,609 --> 00:34:26,918 Oh, my God. 247 00:35:10,009 --> 00:35:13,638 Is he doing what I think he's doing? 248 00:35:20,169 --> 00:35:21,841 Sorry. 249 00:35:23,249 --> 00:35:26,366 Happy New Year, everyone. 250 00:36:08,409 --> 00:36:13,927 That the mural goes on and on, Clem says, is what makes it so good. 251 00:36:14,089 --> 00:36:16,364 He thinks it's a great painting. 252 00:36:16,569 --> 00:36:20,084 I think you've found yourself a champion. 253 00:36:20,249 --> 00:36:23,321 It's all bullshit anyway. 254 00:36:23,489 --> 00:36:26,640 - Do you like it? - I love it. 255 00:36:28,929 --> 00:36:32,126 You've had a lot of lovers. 256 00:36:32,409 --> 00:36:36,288 - My share. You want to talk about that? - You want to go to bed. 257 00:36:36,449 --> 00:36:39,247 - I had something like that in mind. - I'll take you up on it. 258 00:36:39,409 --> 00:36:44,085 I don't think you realize how hard I work to get people interested in you... 259 00:36:44,249 --> 00:36:48,083 ...to get you into the right hands, and then you act so badly. 260 00:36:48,249 --> 00:36:54,597 You remind me of a trapped animal. Promise me, do not rip up my bedroom. 261 00:36:57,569 --> 00:36:59,287 All right, wait a minute. 262 00:36:59,449 --> 00:37:02,919 Wait. No, wait! 263 00:37:03,089 --> 00:37:05,080 Shit. 264 00:37:07,129 --> 00:37:10,724 Shit. Shit. 265 00:37:42,329 --> 00:37:45,480 I went out looking for you. 266 00:37:47,289 --> 00:37:50,440 - What are you doing to yourself? - Nothing. 267 00:37:50,609 --> 00:37:53,328 You're doing more than that. 268 00:37:53,489 --> 00:37:59,200 It's like a storm. It'll pass. 269 00:38:07,449 --> 00:38:09,724 - You hear about Howard? - Putzel? 270 00:38:09,889 --> 00:38:12,528 Yeah, he's dead. 271 00:38:13,849 --> 00:38:16,443 Heart attack. 272 00:38:16,969 --> 00:38:19,688 I liked Howard. 273 00:38:23,729 --> 00:38:27,119 - To Howard. - Yeah. 274 00:38:27,289 --> 00:38:30,167 Here's to you, Howard. 275 00:38:38,409 --> 00:38:40,923 Barb and I and the kids... 276 00:38:41,089 --> 00:38:45,207 ...we're gonna rent a house on Long lsland this summer. 277 00:38:46,049 --> 00:38:49,883 We want you and Lee to come out there with us. 278 00:38:50,609 --> 00:38:53,681 You gotta get out of the city for a while. 279 00:38:53,849 --> 00:38:57,125 I ain't doing no harm here. 280 00:38:59,809 --> 00:39:03,006 Come on, Jack, let me take you home. 281 00:39:05,809 --> 00:39:10,678 - Lee's gonna be worried sick. - I'm doing no harm. 282 00:39:15,889 --> 00:39:17,242 Take it easy. 283 00:40:26,569 --> 00:40:29,037 I've had enough. 284 00:40:29,769 --> 00:40:31,919 Take me in. 285 00:40:58,009 --> 00:41:00,159 Deck of cards. 286 00:41:04,609 --> 00:41:06,122 Binoculars. 287 00:41:08,409 --> 00:41:10,479 I got it. 288 00:41:11,209 --> 00:41:14,326 I want to get married, Pollock. 289 00:41:14,969 --> 00:41:17,199 I suddenly want to. 290 00:41:17,369 --> 00:41:22,397 So either we marry or we split, I think. 291 00:41:26,329 --> 00:41:29,480 I love you. I think you're a great artist. 292 00:41:29,649 --> 00:41:32,482 I want you to paint. 293 00:41:33,489 --> 00:41:39,280 I want very much to keep living with you... 294 00:41:39,449 --> 00:41:43,237 ...but I want that commitment from you too. 295 00:41:51,449 --> 00:41:54,680 You'll have to make the decision. 296 00:41:59,369 --> 00:42:03,840 Who's that girl you were so gaga over? The one that played the banjo? 297 00:42:04,009 --> 00:42:05,078 Becky. 298 00:42:05,249 --> 00:42:07,046 Becky Tarwater. 299 00:42:07,209 --> 00:42:12,567 - God, you were so crazy for her. - I asked her to marry me. 300 00:42:12,729 --> 00:42:16,517 - What did she say? - No. 301 00:42:19,249 --> 00:42:23,686 You know that part of our lives that's supposed to be so special... 302 00:42:23,849 --> 00:42:28,445 ...that growing up part? It was damn hell for me. 303 00:42:28,609 --> 00:42:31,726 It's supposed to be lousy so the rest is gonna seem easier. 304 00:42:31,889 --> 00:42:34,528 Yeah, only it isn't. 305 00:42:37,529 --> 00:42:39,167 Daddy, Uncle Jackson, come play. 306 00:42:39,329 --> 00:42:42,958 - What are you doing? - Where are you going? 307 00:42:48,009 --> 00:42:50,318 Oh, my God. 308 00:43:03,009 --> 00:43:06,319 Jackson, you want a sandwich? 309 00:43:09,849 --> 00:43:11,567 We could move out here. 310 00:43:12,449 --> 00:43:14,599 Leave New York? 311 00:43:14,769 --> 00:43:18,000 It would be good for us. 312 00:43:24,009 --> 00:43:26,842 Church wedding. 313 00:43:32,529 --> 00:43:37,159 - Jackson, there's no need-- - Church wedding or nothing. 314 00:43:37,889 --> 00:43:42,360 - No family, please. - No family. 315 00:43:46,289 --> 00:43:48,519 We'll need a witness. 316 00:43:48,689 --> 00:43:50,247 May Rosenberg. 317 00:43:50,409 --> 00:43:54,243 - And Harold. - No Harold. 318 00:43:59,329 --> 00:44:01,604 What church? 319 00:44:01,849 --> 00:44:04,886 That's a good question. 320 00:44:42,369 --> 00:44:45,406 - Come here. - I'm coming. 321 00:44:46,809 --> 00:44:50,722 You're gonna break your back, Jackson. 322 00:44:52,209 --> 00:44:55,201 Here, hold this for me. 323 00:45:02,649 --> 00:45:05,322 You can't find the keys? 324 00:45:05,489 --> 00:45:06,968 Come on. 325 00:45:09,329 --> 00:45:12,241 Be careful. 326 00:45:58,369 --> 00:46:00,439 Look at that. 327 00:46:05,569 --> 00:46:08,083 This is good. 328 00:46:08,449 --> 00:46:10,519 Come on. 329 00:46:17,569 --> 00:46:20,037 I don't think I've ever seen a fox before. 330 00:46:20,209 --> 00:46:24,168 - He was beautiful, wasn't he? - His coat was gorgeous. 331 00:46:24,329 --> 00:46:27,685 I bet there's deer around here too. 332 00:47:19,369 --> 00:47:22,167 I guess I'll paint in the house. 333 00:47:41,889 --> 00:47:46,201 - You're all set. See you next time. - Thank you. 334 00:47:52,449 --> 00:47:54,167 Howdy. 335 00:48:04,889 --> 00:48:09,167 You're the fella moved into the old Quinn place. 336 00:48:13,929 --> 00:48:15,601 Morning. 337 00:48:51,049 --> 00:48:53,927 You moved out from the city? 338 00:48:54,089 --> 00:48:57,843 I don't blame you. In a world where they can split a tiny atom... 339 00:48:58,009 --> 00:49:00,762 ...and blow up hundreds of thousands of people... 340 00:49:00,929 --> 00:49:03,648 ...there's no telling where it's all gonna lead. 341 00:49:03,809 --> 00:49:07,404 Best to find a quiet place... 342 00:49:07,609 --> 00:49:09,679 ...do what you have to do. 343 00:49:10,969 --> 00:49:13,324 You don't have to pay me now. What's your name? 344 00:49:13,489 --> 00:49:17,641 - Jackson Pollock. - Jackson Pollock. 345 00:49:18,649 --> 00:49:20,207 Yeah. 346 00:50:05,049 --> 00:50:08,644 We finally made it. How are you braving the winter? 347 00:50:08,809 --> 00:50:13,246 - No coal, no hot water, no bathroom. - Jack wants others to share the misery. 348 00:50:13,409 --> 00:50:17,243 - He loves it. - How's he doing? 349 00:50:18,209 --> 00:50:22,088 It's good for him to be away from the city. 350 00:50:22,249 --> 00:50:25,002 I guess you're here to get Jackson drunk again. 351 00:50:25,169 --> 00:50:26,921 Lee. 352 00:50:27,489 --> 00:50:29,127 Well, let me think. 353 00:50:29,329 --> 00:50:31,684 I never actually got Jack drunk. 354 00:50:31,849 --> 00:50:35,000 I mean, he never really needed any help. 355 00:50:36,929 --> 00:50:39,204 - He wrote us to spend the weekend. - Rube-- 356 00:50:39,409 --> 00:50:41,240 I'm sure you understand. 357 00:50:42,649 --> 00:50:44,526 Reuben. 358 00:51:28,649 --> 00:51:30,128 Come on. 359 00:51:37,169 --> 00:51:39,319 Okay. 360 00:51:42,769 --> 00:51:46,284 Hey, how you doing, fella? Are you lost? 361 00:52:53,329 --> 00:52:56,446 I'm gonna have to find me more space. 362 00:53:11,329 --> 00:53:14,207 How did it go in there today? 363 00:53:15,289 --> 00:53:19,487 I thought you might make a table or something. Look. 364 00:53:21,369 --> 00:53:24,600 Get yourself working again. 365 00:54:53,249 --> 00:54:55,968 Hello, bub. 366 00:54:58,129 --> 00:55:02,088 - Let's make a baby. - No. 367 00:55:03,169 --> 00:55:05,364 No? 368 00:55:08,209 --> 00:55:11,121 Am I missing something here? 369 00:55:11,289 --> 00:55:13,564 Are you missing something? 370 00:55:13,729 --> 00:55:16,766 - We can't. - We can't? 371 00:55:16,929 --> 00:55:20,046 My life is full enough with you, Jackson. 372 00:55:20,209 --> 00:55:23,519 Where are you going? We're husband and wife. 373 00:55:23,689 --> 00:55:28,638 I want to have a baby, our baby. That's what the progression is about. 374 00:55:28,809 --> 00:55:32,438 - That's what the union is about. - That's not what the union is about. 375 00:55:32,609 --> 00:55:35,328 - What else is there? - That's not what it's about. 376 00:55:35,529 --> 00:55:38,168 - For me! - The vows don't stipulate " baby." 377 00:55:40,769 --> 00:55:45,047 I am not going to bring another life into that. 378 00:55:51,249 --> 00:55:53,524 We are painters, Jackson. 379 00:55:54,849 --> 00:55:58,728 We don't have any money. We don't get by. We struggle. 380 00:55:59,849 --> 00:56:02,761 You are a great artist. 381 00:56:02,929 --> 00:56:05,841 I believe in Jackson Pollock. 382 00:56:06,009 --> 00:56:11,686 There's you and there's the painting, and you need! You need! You need! 383 00:56:17,689 --> 00:56:21,682 And I don't want to be anywhere else. I don't want to be with... 384 00:56:21,849 --> 00:56:24,841 ...anyone else. 385 00:56:26,609 --> 00:56:29,681 But that's all I can handle. 386 00:56:46,249 --> 00:56:48,558 - This is it? - Please. 387 00:56:48,729 --> 00:56:51,926 - Let's go inside for lunch. - It's beautiful here. 388 00:56:52,089 --> 00:56:55,604 - I want to see paintings. - Let's go see the paintings. 389 00:56:55,769 --> 00:56:57,168 We just moved to the barn. 390 00:56:58,169 --> 00:57:03,197 - Jackson, they're here. Can we come in? - Sure. 391 00:57:04,729 --> 00:57:07,038 - Jackson. - Now be careful. 392 00:57:07,209 --> 00:57:11,282 - Jackson! - Hi, Peggy. 393 00:57:11,449 --> 00:57:15,647 I want you to meet Alfonso Ossorio. This is Jackson Pollock. 394 00:57:15,809 --> 00:57:19,165 And you know him. Ted? Come on in. 395 00:57:19,689 --> 00:57:21,964 Ted Dragon, this is Jackson Pollock. 396 00:57:22,129 --> 00:57:26,168 They came up for a preview of the show, and I expect them to buy something. 397 00:57:26,329 --> 00:57:31,084 - It's beautiful. You must be happy. - Damn near. The country's wonderful. 398 00:57:31,249 --> 00:57:35,003 Really, just enjoy. Now this one I like very much. 399 00:57:35,169 --> 00:57:38,286 This was in my last fall show. 400 00:57:38,449 --> 00:57:41,885 You're retreating into imagery again, Jackson. 401 00:57:42,049 --> 00:57:46,964 Paint is paint, surface is surface. That's all they should be. 402 00:57:50,049 --> 00:57:52,882 Now this is... 403 00:57:54,049 --> 00:57:56,722 This is first-rate. 404 00:57:56,889 --> 00:58:00,677 Why don't you do eight or 10 of those? 405 00:58:01,009 --> 00:58:05,207 Paint is paint, surface is surface. That's all they should be. 406 00:58:05,409 --> 00:58:08,401 The surrealists confuse literature with painting. 407 00:58:08,609 --> 00:58:11,965 I can't stand that. They will not have their way. 408 00:58:12,169 --> 00:58:14,729 What you're doing out there is better than anything... 409 00:58:14,889 --> 00:58:17,323 ...I've seen from you in a year or more. 410 00:58:17,489 --> 00:58:19,923 No, I gotta backtrack. Peggy's mural. 411 00:58:20,089 --> 00:58:23,240 That's when I thought, " Here's a great painter." 412 00:58:23,409 --> 00:58:27,243 And people saying to me, " It's wallpaper. It repeats itself." 413 00:58:27,449 --> 00:58:31,920 It's my plan to return to Europe. I don't have the energy since Howard died. 414 00:58:32,089 --> 00:58:36,162 - But Jackson needs a gallery. - Well... 415 00:58:43,849 --> 00:58:47,603 What was the one that missed? The one that wasn't so good? 416 00:58:47,769 --> 00:58:51,921 You don't have colour yet. You're better off when you keep your colour quiet. 417 00:58:52,089 --> 00:58:55,445 - Which one was it? I'll fix it. - The one with all the blue. 418 00:58:55,609 --> 00:58:58,248 - It's predominantly blue. - The wrong blue? Too much blue? 419 00:58:58,409 --> 00:59:01,640 All I want art to be is good. The picture misses. 420 00:59:01,809 --> 00:59:05,484 - What do you think, Ted? - It's interesting. I like blue. 421 00:59:05,649 --> 00:59:08,800 - What do you think, Alfonso? - It's your painting. 422 00:59:08,969 --> 00:59:12,405 - You think it misses. - Clem may have a point, and he may not. 423 00:59:12,569 --> 00:59:15,481 You think it misses? You think it might miss? 424 00:59:15,649 --> 00:59:17,958 - You think it might miss? - It might. 425 00:59:18,129 --> 00:59:20,962 It might. Well, I'll just go fix it for you. 426 00:59:21,129 --> 00:59:24,166 - Is he all right, Lee? - He's fine. 427 00:59:39,409 --> 00:59:42,321 So it's all the blue that's bothering you? 428 00:59:42,529 --> 00:59:44,565 What else? You want the colour quiet? 429 00:59:44,729 --> 00:59:49,519 - It could be a little quieter. - Let's just quiet the colour then. 430 01:00:09,529 --> 01:00:12,441 Now this is something. 431 01:00:14,929 --> 01:00:18,046 - No matter how drunk you are-- - I'm not drunk. 432 01:00:18,249 --> 01:00:20,843 One thing's sacred for you. 433 01:00:21,009 --> 01:00:24,922 Not anybody's feelings or anything like that. 434 01:00:25,529 --> 01:00:27,281 It's your art. 435 01:00:28,129 --> 01:00:31,485 You're not gonna destroy your art. 436 01:00:33,289 --> 01:00:36,042 This is something. 437 01:00:57,769 --> 01:01:01,284 He's had shows with you, Peggy. He can't suddenly not have a gallery. 438 01:01:01,449 --> 01:01:03,883 You owe him. 439 01:01:04,049 --> 01:01:09,077 Sam won't take him. What did Betty Parsons say? 440 01:01:10,129 --> 01:01:14,327 Everyone drinks. He's not the only one. 441 01:01:14,489 --> 01:01:18,721 I know, but he's a great painter. 442 01:01:19,009 --> 01:01:22,479 Of course. Of course. I'll call you back. 443 01:04:25,209 --> 01:04:28,007 I'll have supper ready in a jiffy. 444 01:04:28,169 --> 01:04:30,603 Looks like Betty Parsons may take you in. 445 01:04:30,769 --> 01:04:33,966 Peggy's willing to continue the monthly allowance through next year. 446 01:04:34,129 --> 01:04:36,438 She'll still own all your unsold paintings... 447 01:04:36,609 --> 01:04:40,648 ...but Betty will get a commission on new work that sells. 448 01:05:14,289 --> 01:05:17,361 You've done it, Pollock. 449 01:05:17,649 --> 01:05:19,765 You've cracked it wide open. 450 01:06:07,169 --> 01:06:08,841 Pass. 451 01:06:10,769 --> 01:06:12,680 A nickel. 452 01:06:14,489 --> 01:06:16,320 I'll see your nickel... 453 01:06:16,489 --> 01:06:21,358 ...and I'll raise you a quarter. 454 01:06:22,089 --> 01:06:23,966 I don't like the look of that smile. 455 01:06:24,129 --> 01:06:27,963 There is a smile of love and there is a smile of deceit. I'm out. 456 01:06:28,409 --> 01:06:30,718 I'm out. 457 01:06:30,889 --> 01:06:34,245 - Too rich for my blood. - Two twos. 458 01:06:34,769 --> 01:06:38,364 There is a smile of smiles in which these two smiles meet. 459 01:06:38,529 --> 01:06:40,804 - William Blake. - Such a bluffer. 460 01:06:41,049 --> 01:06:45,884 Jackson, did you hear de Kooning sold to the Modern? 461 01:06:46,969 --> 01:06:48,084 Want me to deal? 462 01:06:48,249 --> 01:06:51,525 "A singular concentration of passion and technique... 463 01:06:51,729 --> 01:06:53,799 ...fierce energy, virtuosity." 464 01:06:54,009 --> 01:06:56,807 It doesn't hurt that his wife is fucking the critic. 465 01:06:56,969 --> 01:06:58,402 - Who? - De Kooning. 466 01:06:58,569 --> 01:07:02,926 I don't know if I'd agree with "virtuosity," but it was a hell of a show. 467 01:07:03,089 --> 01:07:07,207 - Did you see the show? - We're not in Siberia, Clem. 468 01:07:07,369 --> 01:07:09,166 So you're the critic now. 469 01:07:09,329 --> 01:07:11,797 No one knows I exist. Who the hell's talking about me? 470 01:07:12,009 --> 01:07:15,479 - I write about every show you have. - You're the only one. 471 01:07:15,649 --> 01:07:19,961 - What good does your praise do me? - It's new stuff. Give it time. 472 01:07:20,129 --> 01:07:22,120 We're broke! 473 01:07:22,289 --> 01:07:25,565 I'm digging clams out of the bay. I don't see de Kooning digging. 474 01:07:25,769 --> 01:07:28,567 Everyone is struggling. It'll break for you soon. 475 01:07:28,729 --> 01:07:29,718 When? 476 01:07:29,929 --> 01:07:33,399 I just took part in a roundtable on modern art... 477 01:07:33,569 --> 01:07:37,164 ...held by LIFE magazine, for God's sakes. 478 01:07:37,329 --> 01:07:40,321 America has become the centre of Western civilization. 479 01:07:40,489 --> 01:07:44,402 You're doing the most original and vigorous art in the country. 480 01:07:44,569 --> 01:07:49,962 - Other critics will catch on. Keep at it. - Don't tell me to keep at it. 481 01:07:50,129 --> 01:07:52,085 I'm keeping at it! 482 01:07:52,249 --> 01:07:55,605 - Ante up. - All right, I'm in. 483 01:07:57,409 --> 01:08:01,197 Did old Clem ruffle your feathers? 484 01:08:01,649 --> 01:08:04,607 - I love all women. - You get off him! 485 01:08:04,769 --> 01:08:07,567 Get off me! He can take care of himself! 486 01:08:07,729 --> 01:08:11,244 - This is my house, do you understand?! - Crazy bitch. 487 01:08:11,409 --> 01:08:13,718 This is my house. 488 01:08:18,889 --> 01:08:20,845 Okay. 489 01:08:22,169 --> 01:08:24,683 Well, it's over. I'm glad that's over. 490 01:08:27,569 --> 01:08:29,400 Jackson. 491 01:08:30,849 --> 01:08:32,840 Jackson. 492 01:08:55,049 --> 01:08:57,722 I'll be right there. 493 01:09:01,009 --> 01:09:05,400 - Hey, Jackson. - We owe you $56? 494 01:09:05,569 --> 01:09:09,039 That sounds about right. 495 01:09:42,689 --> 01:09:45,328 Hey there, Jackson. 496 01:10:03,849 --> 01:10:08,877 You ought to mind your own fucking business, bub. 497 01:10:11,569 --> 01:10:14,561 Sande, if I can do it, you can too. 498 01:10:14,729 --> 01:10:18,165 It's been three weeks now. Not a drop. 499 01:10:18,329 --> 01:10:20,559 Hell, I quit for good. 500 01:10:20,729 --> 01:10:24,085 We're still struggling, but Alfonso and Ted bought a painting. 501 01:10:24,249 --> 01:10:28,242 We won't see any of the money till I sell a bunch more, but guess what... 502 01:10:28,409 --> 01:10:32,880 Demarest Fund came through. Fifteen hundred bucks. 503 01:10:33,049 --> 01:10:35,688 I bought a Model A. Ninety bucks. 504 01:10:35,849 --> 01:10:39,364 No, I'm not kidding. It's just like we used to have. 505 01:10:40,529 --> 01:10:44,807 Okay, would you put Mom back on? I'd like to say good night. 506 01:10:45,369 --> 01:10:50,602 Okay, then. Well, tell them good night from Uncle Jack. 507 01:11:44,209 --> 01:11:48,680 - I think the Macys are going to buy. - Good. 508 01:11:49,649 --> 01:11:53,927 - Are you here? - Well, that depends. 509 01:11:59,369 --> 01:12:04,489 I'm sorry, he's painting right now. This is Lee Krasner, his wife. 510 01:12:06,129 --> 01:12:07,960 Yes. 511 01:12:12,409 --> 01:12:16,960 Of course. I'll let him know. 512 01:12:17,569 --> 01:12:19,878 Okay, bye. 513 01:12:22,489 --> 01:12:26,607 LIFE magazine. They want to do an article on you. 514 01:12:28,369 --> 01:12:30,246 Damn. 515 01:12:32,729 --> 01:12:36,199 I don't let the image carry the painting. 516 01:12:36,369 --> 01:12:39,600 If it creeps in, I try to do away with it... 517 01:12:39,769 --> 01:12:42,488 ...to let the painting come through. 518 01:12:42,649 --> 01:12:44,958 Hold it a minute there, please. 519 01:12:45,129 --> 01:12:48,246 Pollock spends hours contemplating a painting. 520 01:12:48,409 --> 01:12:52,084 It may be days or even months before he tackles it again. 521 01:12:52,289 --> 01:12:54,007 Who are your favourite artists? 522 01:12:54,209 --> 01:12:58,760 De Kooning, Kandinsky... 523 01:13:01,729 --> 01:13:04,926 El Greco, Goya, Rembrandt. 524 01:13:05,249 --> 01:13:07,524 How do you respond to your critics? 525 01:13:07,689 --> 01:13:09,805 They have said, "A mop of tangled hair." 526 01:13:09,969 --> 01:13:13,041 "A child's contour map of the Battle of Gettysburg." 527 01:13:13,209 --> 01:13:15,882 " Cathartic disintegration." What do you say? 528 01:13:16,049 --> 01:13:18,802 - You forgot, " Baked macaroni." - Well? 529 01:13:18,969 --> 01:13:21,881 Well, if people would just... 530 01:13:22,049 --> 01:13:25,485 ...leave most of their stuff at home and look at the paintings... 531 01:13:25,649 --> 01:13:28,846 ...I don't think they'd have any trouble enjoying them. 532 01:13:29,009 --> 01:13:31,239 It's like looking at flowers. 533 01:13:31,409 --> 01:13:35,084 You don't tear your hair out over what it means. 534 01:13:35,249 --> 01:13:39,208 How do you know when you're finished with a painting? 535 01:13:39,809 --> 01:13:43,768 How do you know when you're finished making love? 536 01:13:55,449 --> 01:13:57,758 That's better. 537 01:14:07,769 --> 01:14:10,363 Just be yourself. 538 01:14:30,729 --> 01:14:32,845 Delivery. 539 01:15:04,449 --> 01:15:08,237 You saw this LIFE magazine article? 540 01:15:08,409 --> 01:15:10,368 Well, I have plenty if you want another one. Enjoy the show. 541 01:15:10,369 --> 01:15:12,328 Well, I have plenty if you want another one. Enjoy the show. 542 01:15:36,649 --> 01:15:39,322 Take a look around, fellas. 543 01:15:39,489 --> 01:15:42,959 These are the big shots. Jackson broke the ice. 544 01:15:43,529 --> 01:15:46,282 - Hi, how are you? - Beautiful. 545 01:15:49,449 --> 01:15:52,043 - Do you know the Petersons? - No. 546 01:15:52,209 --> 01:15:55,087 - This is Betty Parsons. - Thank you. 547 01:15:58,489 --> 01:16:00,161 Sande. 548 01:16:01,449 --> 01:16:04,202 How do you do, sir? Hi, Mom. 549 01:16:04,369 --> 01:16:07,645 - Thank you. Beautiful work. - Thanks. 550 01:16:08,249 --> 01:16:11,878 Pollock showed 30 pictures last fall and sold all but five... 551 01:16:12,049 --> 01:16:14,085 ...and his collectors are nibbling at those. 552 01:16:14,289 --> 01:16:18,441 Mr. Pollock, in your opinion, what is the meaning of modern art? 553 01:16:23,249 --> 01:16:26,207 Modern art, to me... 554 01:16:26,369 --> 01:16:31,887 ...is nothing more than the expression of the contemporary aims... 555 01:16:32,049 --> 01:16:35,485 ...of the age we're living in. 556 01:16:36,529 --> 01:16:40,841 Did the classical artists have any means of expressing their age? 557 01:16:41,049 --> 01:16:44,325 Yes, and they did it very well. 558 01:16:44,489 --> 01:16:50,837 All cultures have had means and techniques of expressing their... 559 01:16:52,049 --> 01:16:55,041 ...immediate aims. 560 01:16:57,089 --> 01:17:01,480 The thing that interests me is that today... 561 01:17:01,649 --> 01:17:07,804 ...painters do not have to go to a subject matter outside of themselves. 562 01:17:08,969 --> 01:17:12,882 They work from a different source. They work from within. 563 01:17:15,049 --> 01:17:19,998 It seems to me that the modern artist cannot express this age... 564 01:17:20,169 --> 01:17:24,845 ...the airplane, the atom bomb, the radio... 565 01:17:25,009 --> 01:17:30,686 ...in the old forms of the Renaissance or any other past culture. 566 01:17:30,889 --> 01:17:35,917 How do you get the paint on the canvas? I understand you don't use brushes. 567 01:17:37,289 --> 01:17:40,406 I paint on the floor. 568 01:17:41,089 --> 01:17:46,117 That's not unusual. The Orientals did that. 569 01:17:46,809 --> 01:17:50,438 Most of the paint I use is a liquid, flowing kind of paint. 570 01:17:51,649 --> 01:17:55,881 The brushes I use are used more as sticks. 571 01:17:56,049 --> 01:18:01,407 The brush doesn't actually touch the canvas, but just above it. 572 01:18:06,049 --> 01:18:09,758 Isn't it more difficult to control? Isn't there more of a possibility of... 573 01:18:09,969 --> 01:18:13,518 ...getting too much paint, splattering, or any number of things? 574 01:18:15,169 --> 01:18:16,602 No, I don't think so. 575 01:18:19,809 --> 01:18:24,041 With experience, it seems possible to control... 576 01:18:24,609 --> 01:18:30,047 ...the flow of the paint to a great extent, and I don't use-- 577 01:18:31,129 --> 01:18:36,157 I don't use the accident 'cause I deny the accident. 578 01:18:36,369 --> 01:18:38,485 Did you see the Magazine of Art review? 579 01:18:38,649 --> 01:18:42,324 It was a public recant, a complete switcheroo. 580 01:18:42,489 --> 01:18:46,004 Five years ago, he called Pollock's work " baked macaroni." 581 01:18:46,169 --> 01:18:49,957 Now he says, "An impregnable language of image... 582 01:18:50,129 --> 01:18:54,327 ...beautiful and subtle patterns of pure form." 583 01:18:55,049 --> 01:18:58,678 Come on. Hold it, Mom. 584 01:19:03,089 --> 01:19:05,159 - You all made it. - Yeah, we made it. 585 01:19:05,329 --> 01:19:06,808 How was it? 586 01:19:06,969 --> 01:19:08,197 - Hi, Elizabeth. - Hi. 587 01:19:08,689 --> 01:19:10,441 You must be Jeremy. 588 01:19:10,609 --> 01:19:13,646 Dad drove 100 miles an hour all the way from L.A. 589 01:19:14,329 --> 01:19:17,321 - How are you? - How you doing? It's nice to see you. 590 01:19:17,489 --> 01:19:19,684 - Hi, Charles. - Hi, Jack. 591 01:19:19,849 --> 01:19:22,409 - Hi. - Hi. 592 01:19:22,569 --> 01:19:26,198 - How are you, Karen? - Nice to meet you. Yes. 593 01:19:32,009 --> 01:19:32,998 Hi, Mom. 594 01:19:33,169 --> 01:19:36,878 It's so nice to have all my boys together. 595 01:19:37,049 --> 01:19:39,085 I'm so glad everybody's here. 596 01:19:39,249 --> 01:19:42,127 How you doing? How was the trip? 597 01:19:42,289 --> 01:19:45,725 He's so heavy. Thank you, here you go. 598 01:19:55,729 --> 01:20:00,849 I miss you, you son of a bitch. I miss you. It's just not the same. 599 01:20:01,009 --> 01:20:04,046 Nothing was ever the same to begin with. 600 01:20:04,209 --> 01:20:07,326 - What do you think? - Shangri-la. 601 01:20:07,489 --> 01:20:11,402 - Everybody okay down there? - You hit the big time, Jack. 602 01:20:11,569 --> 01:20:14,288 How many did you sell from that November show? 603 01:20:14,449 --> 01:20:17,725 It was the best show I ever had. It all goes to the house. 604 01:20:17,889 --> 01:20:21,484 I'm buying the acreage next door, put up a studio for Lee. 605 01:20:21,649 --> 01:20:23,879 Free up the upstairs bedroom, give her more space. 606 01:20:24,089 --> 01:20:27,479 He articulated the profundity of Jackson's art... 607 01:20:27,649 --> 01:20:29,765 ...more eloquently than anyone has. 608 01:20:29,929 --> 01:20:32,568 - How are they? - Mother's reading Peter Pan. 609 01:20:32,729 --> 01:20:35,721 This one is from the most recent Art News. 610 01:20:35,889 --> 01:20:38,687 - Story about a boy who never grew up. - Another rave. 611 01:20:38,849 --> 01:20:42,285 I can't wait to see what he says about Jackson's next show. 612 01:20:42,809 --> 01:20:44,800 I'm not sure I always get it, Jack. 613 01:20:44,969 --> 01:20:48,564 I'm the only painter worth looking at in America. 614 01:20:48,729 --> 01:20:51,801 - I expect that's true. - This guy wants to make a film on me. 615 01:20:51,969 --> 01:20:55,723 - Why? - Well, they made one on Calder. 616 01:20:55,889 --> 01:20:58,323 I have a show coming up at the Circle Gallery. 617 01:20:58,489 --> 01:21:00,844 I'm exhibiting under the name Charles Pima. 618 01:21:01,009 --> 01:21:03,807 What the hell you doing that for? This is priced at 4000. 619 01:21:04,009 --> 01:21:07,365 Buy it for 1500. It'll be worth 100,000 someday. 620 01:21:10,089 --> 01:21:12,762 - Just any kind for me. - I'll have a cherry. 621 01:21:12,929 --> 01:21:16,604 Does anybody speak ltalian? I need somebody who speaks ltalian. 622 01:21:21,089 --> 01:21:23,205 Do you speak ltalian? 623 01:21:24,769 --> 01:21:26,725 Here it is. Arte Moderna. 624 01:21:26,889 --> 01:21:31,838 We figured out that much: " Modern Art." There's an article about me. 625 01:21:40,929 --> 01:21:42,487 Anybody know what that means? 626 01:21:42,689 --> 01:21:45,965 - Does anybody wanna play anagrams? - I do. 627 01:21:46,129 --> 01:21:51,044 - Here's something about " povro Picasso." - " Povro Picasso." Did you hear that? 628 01:21:52,489 --> 01:21:56,641 - What do you think that means? - I think it means " poor Picasso." 629 01:21:56,809 --> 01:22:01,837 " Poor Picasso"? Like, poor Pic--? Did you guys hear that? Poor Picasso! 630 01:22:02,009 --> 01:22:05,843 Is Picasso more important than your family? 631 01:22:21,049 --> 01:22:22,528 I had this dream. 632 01:22:22,689 --> 01:22:26,125 I'm at the edge of a cliff, and my brothers are there... 633 01:22:26,289 --> 01:22:29,326 ...and they're trying to push me off the cliff. 634 01:22:29,489 --> 01:22:32,845 Goddamn fucking nightmare. 635 01:22:39,409 --> 01:22:41,125 Okay, we're rolling. Now come back in. 636 01:22:41,126 --> 01:22:42,841 Okay, we're rolling. Now come back in. 637 01:22:43,009 --> 01:22:45,364 Don't stop. 638 01:22:45,929 --> 01:22:47,248 That's good. 639 01:22:47,409 --> 01:22:52,164 Stop, stop. Go to the chair, sit down. 640 01:22:52,329 --> 01:22:54,843 Put your shoes on. 641 01:22:59,369 --> 01:23:02,600 Your head's too low. Lift it up. 642 01:23:02,769 --> 01:23:08,560 Don't talk. We see your mouth moving. You're supposed to be alone. Cut. 643 01:23:09,809 --> 01:23:12,277 We gotta do it again. You can't talk. 644 01:23:22,489 --> 01:23:26,801 Now sit down. Don't look at camera. 645 01:23:28,889 --> 01:23:31,926 That's good. Shoes. 646 01:23:34,849 --> 01:23:36,202 Yeah. 647 01:23:39,489 --> 01:23:41,605 That's better. That looks good. 648 01:23:46,169 --> 01:23:49,286 Cut. Cut. You need to take more time looking. 649 01:23:49,449 --> 01:23:54,921 Like-- I don't know. Like you're thinking or wondering or... 650 01:24:36,449 --> 01:24:38,167 Cut. 651 01:24:40,489 --> 01:24:42,923 Jackson, cut. 652 01:24:43,729 --> 01:24:45,526 Cut. We ran out of film. 653 01:25:05,329 --> 01:25:08,526 Just tell him you don't wanna do it. 654 01:25:09,129 --> 01:25:11,199 I can't. 655 01:25:11,929 --> 01:25:13,726 Not polite. 656 01:25:13,889 --> 01:25:16,244 It's been a month. 657 01:25:16,609 --> 01:25:19,806 He wants to get it right. 658 01:25:24,009 --> 01:25:26,398 It's not just that, anyway. 659 01:25:31,489 --> 01:25:33,684 I feel like a phoney. 660 01:25:34,929 --> 01:25:37,363 You're a great painter, Pollock. 661 01:25:37,529 --> 01:25:39,884 Just paint. 662 01:26:09,649 --> 01:26:14,325 He wants to shoot through glass so he can see my face. 663 01:26:15,449 --> 01:26:17,963 You're the star. 664 01:26:18,569 --> 01:26:22,084 I feel like a clam without a shell. 665 01:26:23,209 --> 01:26:25,165 Fuck him. 666 01:26:25,889 --> 01:26:28,961 Fuck him. It's not for you. 667 01:26:31,809 --> 01:26:35,484 I think it's gonna be your best show ever, Jackson. 668 01:26:35,689 --> 01:26:37,884 Everything works. 669 01:26:38,049 --> 01:26:40,119 The big pictures. 670 01:26:40,289 --> 01:26:42,883 The smaller ones. It's phenomenal. 671 01:26:48,729 --> 01:26:51,960 I don't think it's going to sell, though. 672 01:27:02,649 --> 01:27:05,800 - Take care of yourself. - Will do. 673 01:27:41,249 --> 01:27:45,879 I can't believe they're still out there. He's gotta be frozen. 674 01:27:46,209 --> 01:27:51,078 - Hello. - Hello. Happy Thanksgiving. 675 01:28:04,169 --> 01:28:07,445 Yeah. The light's gone. 676 01:28:07,609 --> 01:28:10,567 That's it, Jackson. 677 01:28:11,689 --> 01:28:15,841 We're done. It's great. It's marvellous. 678 01:28:21,449 --> 01:28:24,964 - Jackson. - Jackson, where have you been? 679 01:28:38,209 --> 01:28:41,360 Jackson, please. 680 01:28:55,649 --> 01:28:57,799 Damn it, Hans, we need this. 681 01:28:59,529 --> 01:29:01,838 Come in here. 682 01:29:05,249 --> 01:29:08,002 Here, this one's for you. 683 01:29:08,169 --> 01:29:11,127 First drink I've had in two years. 684 01:29:11,289 --> 01:29:15,407 Don't be a fool, Jackson. 685 01:29:56,769 --> 01:29:59,681 Carve the turkey for me. 686 01:30:04,929 --> 01:30:07,489 - The gravy. - Anybody wanna eat? 687 01:30:08,009 --> 01:30:09,920 The turkey will be served. 688 01:30:10,129 --> 01:30:11,847 I'm not the phoney, you're the phoney. 689 01:30:12,009 --> 01:30:14,398 - Let's eat. - Let's eat. 690 01:30:14,569 --> 01:30:18,198 - I'm not the phoney, you're the phoney. - Jackson, enough. Okay? 691 01:30:18,369 --> 01:30:21,839 I'm not the phoney, you're the phoney. 692 01:30:22,009 --> 01:30:24,284 No, I want you sitting next to me. 693 01:30:24,449 --> 01:30:27,009 Come on, sit next to me. Here you go. 694 01:30:27,169 --> 01:30:30,639 No, Herbert, I'm sitting next to my buddy. 695 01:30:35,409 --> 01:30:37,206 I'm not the phoney, you're the phoney. 696 01:30:37,409 --> 01:30:39,047 How about a toast to our hostess? 697 01:30:39,249 --> 01:30:41,968 I'm not the phoney, you're the phoney. 698 01:30:42,769 --> 01:30:45,158 - Should I do it now, Hans? - Here we go. 699 01:30:45,369 --> 01:30:46,484 - Now? - Stop it. 700 01:30:46,689 --> 01:30:48,202 Now, Hans? 701 01:30:48,409 --> 01:30:49,637 Now? 702 01:30:49,849 --> 01:30:51,680 Now! 703 01:33:43,289 --> 01:33:47,487 I understand there was a ruckus over my Partisan Review article. 704 01:33:47,649 --> 01:33:50,083 Go find it, Lee. 705 01:33:50,249 --> 01:33:52,319 - Jackson. - Jewish cunt. 706 01:33:52,489 --> 01:33:55,003 Lee's the one who wants you here. 707 01:33:55,169 --> 01:33:58,639 I call them the way I see them. You want it any other way? 708 01:33:58,809 --> 01:34:03,280 You call them the way you see them? I'm traded in for Clyfford Still. 709 01:34:03,449 --> 01:34:05,326 That's not what Clem's saying. 710 01:34:05,689 --> 01:34:08,487 Clyfford Still is one of the most original painters around. 711 01:34:08,689 --> 01:34:10,998 - If not the best? - If not the best. 712 01:34:11,169 --> 01:34:13,399 - Did you read the article? - I read the whole thing. 713 01:34:13,569 --> 01:34:16,037 - Clem wasn't trading you for Still. - What was he doing? 714 01:34:16,209 --> 01:34:19,884 The article was about the direction of modern art. It's not just about you. 715 01:34:20,049 --> 01:34:21,801 - I'm not talking to you. - If you-- 716 01:34:21,969 --> 01:34:25,166 I'm not talking to you! Shut up! 717 01:34:28,209 --> 01:34:32,168 You didn't review '52, the '54 show was "forced." Is that right? 718 01:34:32,369 --> 01:34:35,486 - As I saw it, yes. - Have I lost my stuff, Clem? 719 01:34:35,649 --> 01:34:39,437 Everybody loses their stuff. You had a good 10-year run. 720 01:34:40,089 --> 01:34:42,967 Everything's gorgeous. 721 01:34:43,169 --> 01:34:46,127 Gorgeous isn't good enough. 722 01:34:46,289 --> 01:34:48,245 What do you want from me? 723 01:34:48,689 --> 01:34:51,761 I like Easter and the Totem. 724 01:34:51,929 --> 01:34:55,922 Is it as good as the Peterson it was next to at the Carnegie exhibit? 725 01:34:56,089 --> 01:34:59,081 The Peterson was better. 726 01:35:00,129 --> 01:35:04,361 Yeah, well, I had something going in that picture, but it missed. 727 01:35:05,329 --> 01:35:08,002 I had something going in The Deep too, but it just missed. 728 01:35:08,169 --> 01:35:10,683 - The Deep was a kiss-ass to Still. - No one asked you! 729 01:35:10,849 --> 01:35:13,158 Clyfford Still couldn't polish Jackson's shoes. 730 01:35:13,329 --> 01:35:15,047 Look what you painted when you were sober. 731 01:35:15,209 --> 01:35:17,484 Now that you're back on booze, do you paint real pictures? 732 01:35:17,649 --> 01:35:20,004 - Climb off my back, bitch! - You're a bum! 733 01:35:20,169 --> 01:35:24,401 - Open that mouth again, I'll kill you! - You are killing me! 734 01:35:24,609 --> 01:35:27,169 Bitch! Bitch! Bitch! Bitch! Bitch! 735 01:35:27,329 --> 01:35:31,242 - You wouldn't have a child! - That would have fixed everything. 736 01:35:31,449 --> 01:35:33,758 I never loved you! Go fuck yourself! 737 01:35:33,929 --> 01:35:37,888 - I don't even wanna touch you! - Your sex life is of no concern to me. 738 01:35:38,089 --> 01:35:40,887 Weekly trips to your therapist. What a joke. 739 01:35:41,089 --> 01:35:44,968 And whatever trash you pick up at the Cedar afterwards, I could care less! 740 01:35:45,129 --> 01:35:47,279 You don't wanna stay here. 741 01:35:47,449 --> 01:35:50,680 This is morning to night. This happens over taking out the garbage! 742 01:35:50,849 --> 01:35:54,000 What are you looking for? What are you pushing me for? 743 01:35:54,209 --> 01:35:55,881 Stop crying about it and paint! 744 01:35:56,089 --> 01:35:58,762 You're Jackson Pollock, and you don't paint! 745 01:35:58,969 --> 01:36:01,278 It's a tragedy, and I can't stand it. 746 01:36:01,489 --> 01:36:02,604 Paint! 747 01:36:28,009 --> 01:36:30,079 - Hi. - Hi. 748 01:36:43,889 --> 01:36:47,325 - You look great. - Thanks. I missed you. 749 01:37:06,409 --> 01:37:10,800 - Don't look at me that way. - I'm not looking at you. 750 01:37:14,569 --> 01:37:19,040 I was thinking we could visit Peggy in Venice, see the Biennale. 751 01:37:19,409 --> 01:37:23,641 Time to go to Europe is when you're very young or very old. 752 01:37:23,809 --> 01:37:25,845 But you should go. 753 01:37:26,009 --> 01:37:29,319 Everybody should do what the hell they wanna do. 754 01:37:39,049 --> 01:37:43,839 She left it in the car. I'm surprised she hasn't missed it. 755 01:37:44,009 --> 01:37:46,523 You take her where our friends are. 756 01:37:46,689 --> 01:37:50,318 They have the good grace not to tell me. 757 01:37:50,489 --> 01:37:53,049 If you don't stop seeing her, I'm going to leave you. 758 01:37:53,209 --> 01:37:56,645 - I love her. - You don't. 759 01:38:00,049 --> 01:38:01,562 She's my last chance. 760 01:38:05,649 --> 01:38:09,847 I am not going to give you a divorce. 761 01:38:30,809 --> 01:38:33,164 If you could be anybody... 762 01:38:35,209 --> 01:38:40,567 ...who ever lived in the history of the whole world... 763 01:38:40,729 --> 01:38:43,448 ...who would you be? 764 01:38:46,409 --> 01:38:48,206 You. 765 01:39:05,249 --> 01:39:08,207 I'd better get that. 766 01:39:34,689 --> 01:39:36,998 - Hello? - I'm ridiculous. 767 01:39:37,169 --> 01:39:40,366 I think I left my passport at the house. 768 01:39:40,529 --> 01:39:45,319 I suppose I'll have to wait till the next sailing. 769 01:39:46,969 --> 01:39:48,960 Jackson? 770 01:39:51,489 --> 01:39:53,480 Pollock. 771 01:39:55,649 --> 01:40:00,769 Here it is. I found it buried in my purse. 772 01:40:26,169 --> 01:40:29,559 I owe the woman something. 773 01:40:31,129 --> 01:40:34,041 I'd be dead without her. 774 01:40:35,009 --> 01:40:38,843 But I'm the one who loves you, Jackson. 775 01:41:32,169 --> 01:41:38,517 The roses were the most beautiful, deep red. 776 01:41:40,369 --> 01:41:43,679 I miss you and wish you were sharing this with me. 777 01:41:43,849 --> 01:41:47,728 It would be wonderful to get a note from you. 778 01:41:47,889 --> 01:41:52,087 The painting here is unbelievably bad. 779 01:41:52,969 --> 01:41:55,688 How are you, Jackson? 780 01:41:56,569 --> 01:42:00,198 Kiss Gyp for me. Love, Lee. 781 01:43:58,089 --> 01:44:00,762 It's okay, buddy. 782 01:44:06,609 --> 01:44:09,521 What have you got there, Mr. Pollock? 783 01:44:09,689 --> 01:44:12,726 I found him hit on the road. 784 01:44:12,969 --> 01:44:15,802 He's a beautiful dog. 785 01:44:16,369 --> 01:44:18,678 You gotta save him. 786 01:44:18,849 --> 01:44:21,727 He's a beautiful dog. 787 01:44:36,969 --> 01:44:40,405 Keep a girl waiting, why don't you. 788 01:44:42,689 --> 01:44:45,886 This is my friend Edith Metzger. 789 01:45:08,009 --> 01:45:12,958 Just throw your stuff in the back. We can all fit in the front, I think. 790 01:45:15,889 --> 01:45:17,845 Thanks. 791 01:45:19,449 --> 01:45:22,725 Edith wants to go to the beach today. 792 01:45:42,409 --> 01:45:45,162 We're all set and ready to go. 793 01:45:47,569 --> 01:45:49,480 You go. 794 01:45:55,409 --> 01:45:58,082 We'll wait for you. 795 01:46:02,809 --> 01:46:04,401 Okay? 796 01:46:20,329 --> 01:46:21,967 Are we going? 797 01:46:22,129 --> 01:46:26,441 He's taking a little nap. He'll be down in a little bit. 798 01:46:26,689 --> 01:46:29,203 - Is he sick? - No, he's fine. Come on. 799 01:46:29,369 --> 01:46:32,122 Let's go see the studio. 800 01:46:56,169 --> 01:46:58,046 What's doing for tonight? 801 01:46:58,209 --> 01:47:00,723 I'm invited to Ossorio's... 802 01:47:00,889 --> 01:47:04,120 ...for a musicale or something or other benefit. 803 01:47:04,289 --> 01:47:06,484 That could be fun. Let's go. 804 01:47:06,649 --> 01:47:09,368 I don't want to see all those people. 805 01:47:09,529 --> 01:47:12,487 Come on, I wanna take a picture with you. 806 01:47:12,649 --> 01:47:16,688 Edith, take our picture. 807 01:47:25,409 --> 01:47:27,320 Good. 808 01:47:33,209 --> 01:47:35,803 Okay, here we go. 809 01:47:37,329 --> 01:47:39,968 Leave the dishes. 810 01:47:40,129 --> 01:47:43,326 - Get dressed. - We don't have to go, Jackson. 811 01:47:43,489 --> 01:47:49,166 - Really, you don't have to amuse me. - Leave the dishes. Get dressed. 812 01:48:08,129 --> 01:48:11,087 What's the matter, Jackson? 813 01:48:15,089 --> 01:48:17,683 Are you all right? 814 01:48:51,249 --> 01:48:54,321 - I'm gonna call for help. - Don't go in there. 815 01:48:54,489 --> 01:48:57,242 - I don't wanna drive with him. - Get her back in the car. 816 01:48:57,409 --> 01:49:01,118 Come on, he's fine. I promise. We're gonna go home. 817 01:49:01,289 --> 01:49:06,522 - I don't wanna drive with him. - Get her back in the car! 818 01:49:44,329 --> 01:49:46,763 You need to get him to slow down. 819 01:49:46,969 --> 01:49:48,641 Slow down. 820 01:49:48,809 --> 01:49:51,198 Jackson, please. 821 01:49:55,289 --> 01:49:58,440 Tell him he has got to slow down this car! 822 01:49:58,609 --> 01:50:01,203 Jackson, slow down. 823 01:50:01,369 --> 01:50:04,645 - Let me out of your car! - Edith, shut up! 824 01:50:04,809 --> 01:50:07,721 - Let me out! - Shut up! Jackson! 825 01:50:07,929 --> 01:50:09,328 No! 826 01:50:09,889 --> 01:50:12,528 - Jackson! - Let me out of this car! 827 01:50:12,689 --> 01:50:17,399 Get back in the car! Jackson, you stop this car right now, Jackson! 828 01:50:17,609 --> 01:50:20,521 - Stop, Jackson. - Stop this car! 829 01:58:05,169 --> 01:58:06,158 Subtitles by SDl Media Group