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Down from the Mountain (2001)
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Reviews Counted:31
Fresh:30
Rotten:1
Average Rating:7.5/10
Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins
Genre: Musical & Performing Arts
Theatrical Release:Jun 15, 2001 Limited
Synopsis: The musicians behind the Soggy Bottom Boys, which is the name of the fictional bluegrass band in the Coen brothers's movie O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU?, are featured in this documentary, which... The musicians behind the Soggy Bottom Boys, which is the name of the fictional bluegrass band in the Coen brothers's movie O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU?, are featured in this documentary, which centers on a bluegrass concert in Nashville, Tennessee given by the bands that contributed to O BROTHER's soundtrack, and provides a brief history of folk and bluegrass music. [More]
Starring: T Bone Burnett, Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, John Hartford
Starring: T Bone Burnett, Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, John Hartford, Holly Hunter, Tim Blake Nelson, Chris Thomas King
Director: Nicholas Doob, Chris Hegedus, D.A. Pennebaker
Director: Nicholas Doob, Chris Hegedus, D.A. Pennebaker
Studio: Cowboy Pictures
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Reviews for Down from the Mountain
A beautifully done record of a very unusual event – and one that inadvertently serves as a testament to John Hartford, making it a very special document of musical history.
Now if you're looking for an in-depth study of the music, look elsewhere. This movie is strictly about the one event [a benefit concert (for the Country Music Hall of Fame 2001)].
The music is grand, the performances are direct and Down From the Mountain is unpretentious in its presentation of both.
In her performances and asides to the documentarians, it is Welch who best articulates why this music is so moving.
Has the ease of a casual get-together by musicians who enjoy jamming with each other and who give us the privilege to sit there and listen and watch.
Hardly a groundbreaking concert movie, but it's a creditably agreeable one.
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