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.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 35 wins & 52 nominations total
- Self - Judge
- (as Judge Robert Drain)
- Self - Photographer and Friend of Nan
- (archive footage)
- Self - Actor
- (archive footage)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe 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
Self - Nan's Mother: Droll thing life is -- that mysterious arrangement of merciless logic for a futile purpose. The most you can hope from it is some knowledge of yourself -- that comes too late -- a crop of inextinguishable regrets. Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness
- SoundtracksThe Cold Song
Performed by Klaus Nomi
It's a powerful prologue, but, Poitras isn't simply interested in an advocacy documentary film here. It's a dense and intense exploration of Goldin, the person and the artist, and how her personal journey informed her activism.
Goldin is interviewed at length, and her personal writings and art are revealed in the most intimate manner. Goldin's photography evolved naturally. She was driven to document her own life and, from there, depicted an entire underground scene that had rarely been exposed to not only the art world - but, to the larger public. Goldin's fluid sexuality brought her to Provincetown and later the Burroughs of New York City, photographing everything and everyone she came in contact with. She never intentionally was putting together a portfolio - it just happened. The photographs are as private and personal as could be. Goldin never shied away from her innermost relationships, nor that of her circle of friends. That frankness is what eventually brought her to the recognition by the art world - even as it scandalized many of them. When AIDS hit her community, Goldin learned a lesson from the Act Up movement that carried on to her founding of P. A. I. N..
While all of that played out (eventually) in the public's eye, Poitras reveals Goldin's personal family life. Her strained relationship with her parents, and, most poignantly, of that with her sister who was institutionalized. Her sibling's story shows how a young woman's 'rebelliousness' can be struck down by the system and a forced dependency on drugs and a form of enslavement. It's something that Goldin carries with her to this day, including her own bout with opiods.
ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED carries a lot on its plate. Poirtras' great achievement here is that no section of the movie feels out of place, nor does any part of it feel in any manner slighted. It's all of a piece melding Goldin's intensely personal quest, art and sense of social purpose.
Breathtaking.
- gortx
- Mar 20, 2023
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Hayatın Tüm Acıları ve Güzellikleri
- Filming locations
- New York City, New York, USA(Metropolitan Art Museum protest)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $500,082
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $28,803
- Nov 27, 2022
- Gross worldwide
- $1,483,975
- Runtime1 hour 53 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1