Rent The Blues: Feel Like Going Home (2003)
3.7 of 5 from 53 ratings
1h 50min
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- Synopsis:
Director Martin Scorsese winds his way from the banks of the Niger River in Mali to the cotton fields and juke joints of the Mississippi Delta to trace the origins of the blues in a lyrical combination of original performances (including Corey Harris, Willie King, Taj Mahal, Keb' Mo', Otha Turner, Habib Koite, Salif Keita and Ali Farka Toure) and rare archival footage.
Six extra new and extended performances not seen in the film:
- Taj Mahal and Corey Harris: "Sitting On Top Of The World"
- Willie King and The Liberators: "Spoonful"
- Keb' Mo' and Corey Harris: "Sweet Home Chicago"
- Otha Turner and Corey Harris: "Sitting On Top Of The World"- Salif Keita: "Folon"
- Corey Harris: "Honeysuckle"
The Blue Series - under the guiding hand of Martin Scorsese, The Blues is a series of seven personal and impressionistic films viewed through the lens of seven-world famous directors who share a passion for the music, the films, by Scorsese, Mike Figgis, Wim Wenders, Clint Eastwood, Charles Burnett, Marc Levin and Richard Pearce, capture the essence of blues music and delve into its global influence - from it's roots in Africa to its inspirational role in today's music.- Actors:
- Corey Harris, John Lee Hooker, Salif Keita, Willie King, Taj Mahal, Ali Farka Touré, Otha Turner
- Directors:
- Martin Scorsese
- Producers:
- Samuel D. Pollard
- Writers:
- Peter Guralnick
- Studio:
- Snapper Music
- Genres:
- Documentary, Music & Musicals, Special Interest
- Collections:
- The Instant Expert's Guide to Martin Scorsese, The Instant Expert's Guide to: Wim Wenders
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GOOD JAZZ FILM - The Blues: Feel Like Going Home review by TC
It was a very enjoyable and uplifting jazz film. You could sit and watch or have it play in the background while getting on with other necessary chores in the house
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