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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.
27 November 1942, Seattle, Washington, USA
December 18, 1943 in Lubbock, Texas, USA
February 28, 1942 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK
8 January 1931, Berlin, Germany
9 October 1940, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK
26 July 1943, Dartford, Kent, England, UK
October 20, 1925 in New York City, New York, USA
29 November 1933, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, UK
25 February 1943, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
18 June 1942, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
April 4, 1915 in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, USA
7 July 1940, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
3 January 1926, Holloway, London, England, UK
30 March 1945, Ripley, Surrey, England, UK
24 May 1941, Duluth, Minnesota, USA
18 December 1943, Dartford, Kent, England, UK
25 March 1942, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
12 May 1948, Great Barr, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK
14 May 1943, Bishopbriggs, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
June 20, 1939 in Akron, Ohio, USA
26 April 1943, Creskill, New Jersey, USA
6 September 1943, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
16 September 1925, near Berclair, Mississippi, USA
2 June 1941, Bloomsbury, London, England, UK
February 13, 2018
Clapton obsessives will cream their jeans at Lili Fini Zanuck's access-all-areas documentary.
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 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
Photographs carry the story here, along with voices, rather than filmed interviews. Actually, it works.
February 12, 2018
It's quite a portrait, with a terrific soundtrack.
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
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 10, 2018
Clapton simply hasn't anything profound or insightful to say about these episodes that you don't already get from his music.
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.
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 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.
