Robert Frost: A Lovers Quarrel with the World

As the 87 year-old poet was gradually heading towards the dawn of his life and his grand course in literature, he received Shirley Clarke’s invitation to a film portrait dedicated to him. As the initial hesitation of the four times Pulitzer winner Robert Frost subsided, the director managed to honor him with a beautiful film which brought about a perfect contrast between his public persona, his private life and the secret world of his thoughts.
Awarded with an Oscar for Best Documentary and having been the cause for lengthy court fights, which restored Clarke’s name as the principal figure behind the inspiration and creation of this film, the «A Lover's Quarrel With the World» (title borrowed from a poem by Frost) gathers devoutly the pieces of a gorgeous life and creation puzzle, full of respect and love for its subject matter.

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Σκηνοθεσία / Director
Shirley Clarke, Robert Hughes
Σενάριο / Screenwriter
Robert Hughes
Φωτογραφία / DoP
Terence Macartney-Filgate
Μουσική / Music
Charles Gross
Μοντάζ / Editor
Charlotte Zwerin
Εμφανίζονται / Featuring
Robert Frost, John F. Kennedy
Randall Jarrell, G. Armour Craig
Louis Untermeyer, Jason Billings

ΗΠΑ / USA
1963
Ασπρόμαυρο / Black & White
DCP
52'
Αγγλικά / English

SHIRLEY CLARKE SHORTS (54’)

DANCE IN THE SUN (1953, USA, 7’)
SKYSCRAPER (1960, USA, 22’)

BRIDGES - GO - ROUND (1958, USA, 5’) BULLFIGHT (1955, USA, 10’)
A MOMENT IN LOVE (1957, USA, 10’)
(Ahead of the main screening)