Theatrical Release Date:March 20, 1985 Release Date:April 10, 1991 Availability:Usually ships within 1 - 2 business days
Customer Reviews: an authentic feel for the the bluesMarch 1, 2004 Stephen Kuschert(Gainesville Florida) I saw this years ago on late night German TV and rang the station to get details the next day. They wanted to sell me there own copy for 200 Deutschmarks. This was about 8 years ago but I cannot forget the impressions of that night from this film. I am keen to have this and am overwhelmed to find it offered here.
Pass the grits and gravyNovember 25, 2002 A French film crew travels in Mississippi seeking the roots of the blues. There are elements of travelogue (small town/rural) and historical documentary (interviews that focus largely on the role of the black church in the social and political fabric of the south), but the rest is performance footage of some amazing musical performances, almost half gospel, the rest blues, gospel's secular cousin. The performances are all for small groups (some only for the film crew) and are not slick and commercial--some are rather rough hewn. The filming made me feel "right there" but it was not an immediacy acheived with jerky, blurry images and fuzzy sound. This is quality film work that lets the quality and deep expression of the musical perfomances shine through. Some of my favorite segments: an all female choir, a young man with two drums keeping a furious rhythm at a church celebration, a harmonica player backed up by guitar and drums, and a man playing blues on a cane fife, first solo sitting on his mule drawn wagon while the filmmaker holds the reins, then in a procession accompanied by two drums. Almost all in English with only a few subtitles.
mississipi bluesFebruary 6, 2000 I'm a brazilian painter.I saw that film years ago in international show of cinema in sao paulo.I liked very much,since that time i've been looking to buy a copy.
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