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Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars

Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars
Film poster
Directed byLili Fini Zanuck
Written byStephen 'Scooter' Weintraub
Larry Yelen
Produced byJohn Battsek
Stephen 'Scooter' Weintraub
Larry Yelen
Lili Fini Zanuck
Music byGustavo Santaolalla
Production
companies
Passion Pictures
The Zanuck Company
Distributed byShowtime Documentary Films
Release date
  • 8 September 2017 (2017-09-08) (Toronto International Film Festival)
Running time
135 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars is a 2017 documentary film about Eric Clapton, directed and co-produced by Lili Fini Zanuck. The film covers Clapton's early childhood, including the trauma of his mother leaving him to be raised by his grandparents, and his career, consisting of "a single-minded mission to raise the profile of the blues in popular culture".[1] Clapton's tragedies, including his infatuation with Patti Boyd, then the wife of his best friend George Harrison, his struggles with drugs and alcoholism, and the death of his 4-year-old son Conor are highlighted.[2]

Clapton and Zanuck previously worked together on the 1991 film Rush.

The film was released on home video on June 8, 2018.[3]

Reception

Dennis Harvey found the archive footage "diverse and absorbing", with "the assembly well paced", but was critical of the film's minimal coverage of Clapton's solo career.[4]

The Hollywood Reporter, in a negative review of the film, found it "weirdly assembled, with counterintuitive emphases". The review also criticized the reliance on voiceover instead of on-camera appearances for interviewees, including Clapton himself.[5]

Soundtrack

A soundtrack of the film was released on June 8, 2018.[6] It includes five previously unreleased tracks.[3]

References

  1. ^ Leight, Elias (February 9, 2018). "10 Things We Learned From 'Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars' Doc". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  2. ^ Bradshaw, Peter (10 January 2018). "Eric Clapton Life in 12 Bars review - absorbing tribute to the blues legend". The Guardian. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "LIFE IN 12 BARS COMING TO DVD & BLU-RAY ALONG WITH OFFICIAL SOUNDTRACK". Where's Eric!. 13 April 2018. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  4. ^ "Eric Clapton: A Life in 12 Bars' Review: Toronto Film Festival". Variety. September 27, 2017. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  5. ^ "Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. February 9, 2018. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  6. ^ "Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] – Eric Clapton | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 3, 2021.


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