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The Art of Influence (1998)
TV Movie | 87 min | Documentary

The Art of Influence (1998)

TV Movie | 87 min | Documentary

Divided in five parts, 'The Art of Influence' registers fifteen artists' impressions on the life and work of other artists that influenced them. Part one 'Performers on Performers' covers Salerno-Sonnenberg's opinions on Maria Callas, and ...See moreDivided in five parts, 'The Art of Influence' registers fifteen artists' impressions on the life and work of other artists that influenced them. Part one 'Performers on Performers' covers Salerno-Sonnenberg's opinions on Maria Callas, and Cassandra Wilson's on Miles Davis. In part two 'Ways of Seeing', Fuentes talks about Luis Buñuel, Iturbide about Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Frankenthaler about Jackson Pollock, and Jackie Chan about Bruce Lee's films, Buster Keaton's stunts, Charles Chaplin's humor, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly and Sylvester Stallone. Part three 'Breaking the Silence' is dedicated to Fugard's admiration for Bertolt Brecht, and Oe's for Günter Grass. Choreographers Marin and Jones reflect on the influences of, respectively, Samuel Beckett and Marcel Proust, in part four 'Choreographers on Writers'. The last part, 'Artist and Visionairies' registers Anger's opinion of Jean Cocteau, Bo's admiration for Marcel Duchamp, Komar and Melamid's memories of Andy Warhol, and O'Connor's affectionate appreciation for Bob Marley. Written by Edgar Soberón Torchia See less

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15 cast members

Name	Known for
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg Self Self See fewer	Dharma & Greg (1997)
Cassandra Wilson Self Self See fewer	The Score (2001)
Carlos Fuentes Self Self See fewer	Aura (IX)
Graciela Iturbide Self Self See fewer	Crates (1970)
Helen Frankenthaler Self Self See fewer	Camera Three (1954)
Jackie Chan Self Self See fewer	Who Am I? (1998)
Athol Fugard Self Self See fewer	Gandhi (1982)
Kenzaburô Ôe Self (as Kenzaburô Oe) Self (as Kenzaburô Oe) See fewer	Upland (II)
Maguy Marin Self Self See fewer	K for Kafka (2015)
Bill T. Jones Self Self See fewer	Still/Here (1996)
Kenneth Anger Self Self See fewer	Fireworks (1947)
Niu Bo Self Self See fewer	Ôsama no kampô (2004)
Vitaly Komar Self Self See fewer	Art and the Cold War (2024)
Alex Melamid Self Self See fewer	As Smart As They Are: The Author Project (2005)
Sinéad O'Connor Self Self See fewer	Albert Nobbs (2011)