Toute la beauté et le sang versé

Original title: All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

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7.5/10

8.7K

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Follows the life of artist Nan Goldin and the downfall of the Sackler family, the pharmaceutical dynasty who was greatly responsible for the opioid epidemic's unfathomable death toll.

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Follows the life of artist Nan Goldin and the downfall of the Sackler family, the pharmaceutical dynasty who was greatly responsible for the opioid epidemic's unfathomable death toll.Follows the life of artist Nan Goldin and the downfall of the Sackler family, the pharmaceutical dynasty who was greatly responsible for the opioid epidemic's unfathomable death toll.Follows the life of artist Nan Goldin and the downfall of the Sackler family, the pharmaceutical dynasty who was greatly responsible for the opioid epidemic's unfathomable death toll.

Director
- Laura Poitras
Stars

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IMDb RATING

7.5/10

8.7K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Laura Poitras
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 37 wins & 57 nominations total

Self - Judge
(as Judge Robert Drain)

Richard Sackler

Self - Former President of Purdue
(voice)

David Armstrong

Self - Photographer and Friend of Nan
(archive footage)

Bruce Balboni

Self - Actor
(archive footage)

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Trivia
The title of the film is a reference to Nan Goldin's older sister, Barbara Holly Goldin. It's a direct quote from a mental health evaluation of Barbara during her time at an institution. She died by suicide in 1965, at the age of 18. This film and Nan Goldin's 1986 "The Ballad of Sexual Dependency" are dedicated to her.

Quotes
Nan Goldin: Photography is like a flash of euphoria.

Connections
Featured in Amanda the Jedi Show: This Movie Saved My Life (and the one's that almost ruined it): Best and Worst of 2022 (2023)

Soundtracks
The Cold Song
Performed by Klaus Nomi

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Featured review

7/10

Not overwhelming for me. But nevertheless an interesting and powerful story

It still amazes me how evolved the documentary film genre has become over the years.

The amount of freedom you can experiment within a documentary has become more noticeable. In this one particularly, you see a bunch of different styles and even story branches.

There is a mix of themes such as topical activism, what can be classified as art, a determination for justice and accountability, a woman's struggling life and the power of family.

The central character I had no idea about and we certainly got a thorough look into her life both as an artist and as a daughter.

It felt very definitive as I felt it gave you the perfect portrait of this person's upbringing and how certain traumas lead to this groundbreaking change in the art world.

I also liked at how they told each aspect of her life in a parallel style. The timings of shift to a different part of her life felt well-timed and gave us a very satisfying conclusion.

This was pretty interesting and while I wasn't overwhelmed by it, I can see others feeling that way.

It's well made, the content and imagery is strong and the central character was not afraid to open herself up to her life story.