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Eric Clapton: A Life in 12 Bars

2017

Lili Fini Zanuck

Documentary, Self: Eric Clapton

7.0

155

Documentary 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.

	Media	Author	Review
		Dennis Harvey Variety	"Not enough attention is paid to his later work (...) As absorbing as much of this material is, the lengthy feature does not feel definitive"
		John DeFore The Hollywood Reporter	"Something of a slog for anyone but superfans, who probably know all this already (...) 'Life' proves weirdly assembled, with counterintuitive emphases."
		David Fear Rolling Stone	"[A] surprisingly satisfying sprint through the guitarist's life (...) The doc unearths some wonderful tidbits to make its case and enshrine its subject."
		Glenn Kenny The New York Times	"As a musical biography, this comes up short; it plays substantially better as a story of recovery and recovered integrity."
		Noel Murray Los Angeles Times	"His story's never been told as well as it is in director Lili Fini Zanuck's documentary 'Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars'."

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