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Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars
A look at the life and work of guitarist Eric Clapton, told by those who have known him best, including BB King, Jimi Hendrix, and George Harrison.
25 February 1943, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
12 May 1948, Great Barr, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK
26 July 1943, Dartford, Kent, England, UK
24 May 1941, Duluth, Minnesota, USA
7 July 1940, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
December 18, 1943 in Lubbock, Texas, USA
18 June 1942, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
26 April 1943, Creskill, New Jersey, USA
8 January 1931, Berlin, Germany
February 28, 1942 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK
29 November 1933, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, UK
18 October 1926, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
6 September 1943, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
27 November 1942, Seattle, Washington, USA
18 December 1943, Dartford, Kent, England, UK
June 20, 1939 in Akron, Ohio, USA
16 September 1925, near Berclair, Mississippi, USA
3 January 1926, Holloway, London, England, UK
9 October 1940, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK
25 March 1942, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
February 14, 2018
Similar in style to Listen to Me Marlon, Asif Kapadia's Amy or Brett Morgan's Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck, Lili Fini Zanuck's look at life of Eric "Slowhand" Clapton offers plenty of visual treats and audio gems.
February 12, 2018
It's quite a portrait, with a terrific soundtrack.
September 27, 2017
The first 90 minutes or so here are gold ... even if fans might wish for more detail on the dizzying number of fabled bands Clapton formed and/or played with over a 10-year span.
January 18, 2018
Lili Fini Zanuck's documentary gives us plenty of time to ponder Clapton's physique but if you're hoping to get inside the rock legend's head, look elsewhere.
February 14, 2018
Photographs carry the story here, along with voices, rather than filmed interviews. Actually, it works.
February 11, 2018
Eric Clapton: Life In 12 Bars is a deeply personal, finely judged tour through the dark life of one of the world's greatest guitar players.
February 09, 2018
One of the saddest moments I've ever seen in a film comes more than halfway into Lili Fini Zanuck's Eric Clapton: A Life in 12 Bars.
February 13, 2018
Clapton obsessives will cream their jeans at Lili Fini Zanuck's access-all-areas documentary.
September 13, 2017
A rock-doc less vibrant than most.
January 10, 2018
The first hour is particularly noodly, presenting a lonely, isolated young Clapton finding solace in music.
February 10, 2018
Clapton simply hasn't anything profound or insightful to say about these episodes that you don't already get from his music.
November 23, 2017
As a musical biography, this comes up short; it plays substantially better as a story of recovery and recovered integrity.