Geronimo1967
It starts off rather like an exhibition in a museum, this documentary. Narrated by his daughter, Joyce, we are introduced to the early works of this acclaimed Canadian artist whilst learning of his upbringing in a post-depression society where it was very hard for a single man to get a job, and where he frequently went to a soup kitchen for his victuals. He never lost his love of drawing and painting, though, and as his story progresses we see more of the man's innovative and distinctive style of work emerge as he continues to struggle to find employment to sustain himself and his family. It's not the best chronology - indeed the narration is maybe just a bit too close to the subject matter to offer us much objectivity about this man or his...