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Robert Frost: A Lover's Quarrel with the World

Robert Frost: A Lover's Quarrel with the World

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 1963

Runtime

0h 51m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

60%

Original Title

Robert Frost: A Lover's Quarrel with the World

Director

Shirley Clarke

Description

The acclaimed poet is examined in this film completed just prior to his death at age 88, with his speaking engagements at Amherst and Sarah Lawrence Colleges intercut with studies of his work, as well as with scenes of his life in rural Vermont and personal reminiscences about his career. He is also seen receiving an award from President Kennedy and touring an aircraft carrier. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with UCLA Film & Television Archive in 2006.