Hammerman Ikon

Hammerman Ikon Film Guide

Pollock
2000
****
Director: Ed Harris
Cast: Ed Harris, Marcia Gay Harden, Jennifer Connelly, Amy Madigan, Bud Cort, John Heard, Val Kilmer, Jeffrey Tambor

Jackson Pollock (1912-1956), was an abstract expressionist painter most famous for his drip technique. The heavy-drinking Pollock had a stormy relationship with his wife and champion Lee Krasner. Ed Harris' directorial debut is one of the most convincing portrayals of an artist at work. Harris and the Academy Award winning Marcia Gay Harden give excellent performances.