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Directed by Shirley Clarke

Robert Frost: A Lover’s Quarrel with the World

52m

Directed by Shirley Clarke • 1963 • United States
Starring Robert Frost

Shirley Clarke’s Academy Award–winning documentary profiles the renowned poet Robert Frost as he reflects on his life, career, and philosophy of the world. Interspersing intimate moments with Frost at his Vermont home with footage of him delivering lectures at Amherst and Sarah Lawrence Colleges, this contemplative portrait eloquently captures the humor, humanity, and complexity of a remarkable artist and thinker.

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