Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars

[Machine Translation] Cousin Leila" and "Tears in Heaven"... The anguish and sorrow of life behind the birth of these masterpieces. Clapton himself candidly reveals the pain and sorrows of his life behind the birth of his masterpieces in this gem of a documentary. The film is packed with rare footage, including archival footage of George Harrison, Jimi Hendrix, B.B. King, the Rolling Stones in their youth, the Beatles, Bob Dylan, and others. Clapton himself narrates the film and speaks candidly about his feelings. The film is directed by Lili Finney Zanuck, who produced the Academy Award-winning film "Driving Miss Daisy," and produced by John Battosek of "Sugar Man: The Man Loved by Miracles. The film was edited by Chris King ("AMY: Amy") and features music by Gustavo Santaolaya ("Brokeback Mountain"). -- Eric Clapton, the "God of the Guitar," put musicality before money or fame, devoted himself to the blues, and lived up to his reputation as a genius. In his personal life, however, he has always wandered around in search of "something," unable to distinguish between desire and love, pleasure and happiness. He was addicted to everything: alcohol, drugs, women, and music. He has lost his friends who competed with him on the guitar. He has fallen in love with his best friend George Harrison's wife, and has been involved with women to the point of morbidity. Eric Clapton himself tells the story of his music, love, and soul, which can only be looked back on now that he has found his place in the world for the first time after a life filled with harsh and strange circumstances, as if he was going back and forth between heaven and hell. Special sleeve case. Mini-poster enclosed.

Special Feature / Bonus Track: event footage, trailer

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「いとしのレイラ」「ティアーズ・イン・ヘヴン」・・・名曲誕生の裏にあった、人生の苦悩と悲哀。クラプトン自ら赤裸々に曝け出す珠玉のドキュメント。ジョージ・ハリスンやジミ・ヘンドリックス、B.B.キング、若かりし頃のザ・ローリング・ストーンズ、ザ・ビートルズ、ボブ・ディランといったアーカイブ映像を始め、レア映像が満載。ナレーションはクラプトン自身が務め率直に心情を語る。アカデミー作品賞受賞作『ドライビングMissデイジー』をプロデュースしたリリ・フィニー・ザナックが監督を務め、『シュガーマン 奇跡に愛された男』のジョン・バトセックがプロデュースを担当。編集に『AMY エイミー』のクリス・キングが、音楽は『ブロークバック・マウンテン』のグスターボ・サンタオラヤが担当。 ――"ギターの神様"と評され、お金や名声よりも音楽性を優先し、愚直なまでにブルースに身を捧げ、天才の名を欲しいままにしていた男、エリック・クラプトン。しかし私生活では欲望と愛情、快楽と幸せの区別もつかないまま、いつも"何か"を探して彷徨い続けてきた。酒、ドラッグ、女、そして音楽、全てのものに溺れていく―。母親に拒絶された少年時代の孤独、共にギターの腕を競いあった仲間たちの喪失、親友ジョージ・ハリスンの妻への恋をはじめとする病的なまでの女性遍歴、ドラッグとアルコールに溺れた日々、そして最愛の息子コナーの死。天国と地獄を行きつ戻りつするような、過酷で数奇に満ちた人生を経て、初めて自分の居場所を見つけた今だから振り返ることができる、エリック・クラプトン自らが語る、音楽と愛と魂の軌跡。 特製スリーヴケース仕様。ミニポスター封入。

映像特典: Q&Aイベント エリック・クラプトン&リリ・フィニー・ザナック(監督)、予告編集