Eric Clapton Documentary To Hit Cinemas This Month

A new documentary about Eric Clapton is set to hit cinemas later this month. The doc, titled Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars, was directed by Lili Fini Zanuck. It debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival in September.More »

By mcarthurtiptoptux@comcast.net on November 12, 2017

A new documentary about Eric Clapton is set to hit cinemas later this month. The doc, titled Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars, was directed by Lili Fini Zanuck. It debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival in September. “The breadth of Eric Clapton’s career – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, The Yardbirds, Cream, Blind Faith, Derek and the Dominos – is impossible to be true and yet Lili Fini Zanuck’s brilliant film makes it clear that it is,” Richard Abramowitz, president of Abramorama, said Wednesday in a statement. “We’re very proud to start the holiday season with this gift to lovers of great music.” The film festival also shared news of the documentary before its premiere writing: “The doc charts his roots from a traumatic childhood through his difficult struggle with drugs and alcohol and the tragic loss of his son, and contextualizes Clapton’s role in contemporary music and cultural history. It also features archival materials like classic performance clips, on- and offstage footage, iconic photos, concert posters, handwritten letters, drawings and personal diary entries, as well as extensive interviews with Clapton himself and his family, friends, musical collaborators, contemporaries and heroes, including late music icons B.B. King, Jimi Hendrix and George Harrison.” The documentary will hit theaters on November 24 and will then premiere on Showtime on February 10. Copyright(c) 2017 RTTNews.com. All Rights ReservedLess «