Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars
Do we really need to know the tawdry details of Eric Clapton's lovelorn years mooning over Pattie Boyd, his lost decade of alcoholism and heroin or his nasty views about Enoch Powell?
29 November 1933, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, UK
18 December 1943, Dartford, Kent, England, UK
18 June 1942, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
6 September 1943, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
3 January 1926, Holloway, London, England, UK
February 28, 1942 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK
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 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.
January 10, 2018
The first hour is particularly noodly, presenting a lonely, isolated young Clapton finding solace in music.
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.
November 23, 2017
As a musical biography, this comes up short; it plays substantially better as a story of recovery and recovered integrity.
February 14, 2018
Photographs carry the story here, along with voices, rather than filmed interviews. Actually, it works.
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.
February 13, 2018
Clapton obsessives will cream their jeans at Lili Fini Zanuck's access-all-areas documentary.
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.
February 12, 2018
It's quite a portrait, with a terrific soundtrack.
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.
September 13, 2017
A rock-doc less vibrant than most.