Tag Archives: music documentary

longing for Aznavour (film: Le regard de Charles – Marc di Domenico, Charles Aznavour, 2019)

Posted on March 17, 2021 by admin

‘Le regard de Charles‘ is a very special biographical documentary. In 2018, a few months before his death, Charles Aznavour shared a secret and a treasure with his friend, the filmmaker Marc di Domenico. It was a few dozen hours … Continue reading →

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a song of love (film: As Vozes do Fado – Ruben Alves, Christophe Fonseca, 2017)

Posted on December 8, 2019 by admin

There are many nations whose souls are wonderfully expressed in music. But rare are the cases where a single word defines not only the genre and the musical genius of the nation, but also its character and its history. Of … Continue reading →

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world-wide screening (Spirits in the Forest – Depeche Mode, 2019)

Posted on November 21, 2019 by admin

November 21, 2019 may remain in history for several reasons. One of them is the fact that on this day, the premiere of the documentary ‘Spirits in the Forest‘ took place simultaneously in many cities around the world, The event … Continue reading →

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John & especially Yoko (film: John & Yoko: Above Us Only Sky – Michael Epstein, 2018)

Posted on October 11, 2019 by admin

The documentary ‘John & Yoko: Above Us Only Sky‘ can be considered as a post-trauma movie. The Beatles fans who are today at or near retirement age were experiencing a traumatic period 50 years ago. The internal conflicts between the … Continue reading →

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clash of the giants (documentary: Karajan – Bernstein, le combat des chefs – Emmanuelle Franc, 2015)

Posted on September 19, 2019 by admin

Herbert von Karajan was born in 1908 and died in July 1989, just a few months before the fall of the Berlin Wall. Leonard Bernstein was born in 1918 and died in October 1990, and in one of his last … Continue reading →

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a great gospel concert (Film: Amazing Grace – Aretha Franklin, 2018)

Posted on August 13, 2019 by admin

In January 1972, Aretha Franklin gave two concerts on two consecutive days at a Baptist church in Los Angeles. The 29-year-old soul and R&B singer had already gained worldwide fame and the unofficial crown of Queen of Soul Music. In … Continue reading →

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the last great festival (Film: Message to Love – Murray Lerner, 1996)

Posted on August 8, 2019 by admin

In August 1970, more than 600,000 people invaded the Isle of Wight, located near the south coast of England and populated in the ordinary times by less than 100,000 inhabitants, to attend the third edition of the Pop Music Festival. … Continue reading →

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a nostalgic documentary (Film: My Generation – Michael Caine, 2017)

Posted on January 26, 2019 by admin

Revolutions are rare in England’s history, but when they happen, they shake off the system and have repercussions not only on the Island but also around the world. More than three hundred years after Cromwell’s revolution and 150 years after … Continue reading →

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liberation or manipulation? (Film:Liberation Day – Laibach, 2016)

Posted on May 21, 2017 by admin

North Korea may be the most talked and the lesser known country of the planet. (it may compete with Israel for these titles but for very different reasons) It’s a closed and supervised nation which is practically disconnected from the … Continue reading →

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The Silk Road of sharing cultures (Film: The Music of Strangers – Yo-Yo Ma, 2015)

Posted on September 3, 2016 by admin

Music documentaries can be fascinating in many cases. This is the case of The Music of Strangers, the documentary produced and directed by Morgan Neville which tells the story of the wonderful musical adventure and inter-culture experience which is ‘The … Continue reading →

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