Finally saw Terry Zwigoff's Crumb last night.
I woke up at 2am to take a leak and something told me to turn on the t.v.- Crumb had just begun. Weird, isn't it?
I said "hey-this must be Crumb!"
So I watched. And was very intrigued.
First off, Robert Crumb has artistic talent coming out his ass, his pores, his whole body. The guy is an astounding sketch artist.
That said, he's an offensive person. His parents were a large reason for his life course. His parents were psychos if you ask me and because of they way the Crumb children grew up they all have psychological & emotional scars that they cannot hide.
This film does not gloss over anything. It shows Crumb in all his artistic and contempuous glory. (A lot of the things he laments in the doc I also lament- everybody wears logos, corporate greed has tainted everything, people have no "soul", etc.)
It's a pretty sobering and I must say sad viewing experience, but the drawings on display make it all ok. Genius artwork.
Check it out
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