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
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 centers on a bluegrass concert in Nashville, Tennessee given by the bands that contributed to O... [More]
Genre: Musical & Performing Arts
Starring: T-Bone Burnett, Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, John Hartford, Holly Hunter
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01/26/06 03:16 AM
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.
02/18/04 01:58 PM
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)].
12/08/02 08:03 AM
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08/09/02 08:02 AM
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Top Critic The music is grand, the performances are direct and Down From the Mountain is unpretentious in its presentation of both.
01/06/02 08:01 AM
Top Critic In her performances and asides to the documentarians, it is Welch who best articulates why this music is so moving.
11/08/01 02:46 PM
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11/07/01 08:01 AM
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10/29/01 08:32 AM
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.
10/27/01 12:23 AM
Hardly a groundbreaking concert movie, but it's a creditably agreeable one.
10/25/01 09:37 PM
It's impossible to deny the unalloyed joy that the film gives the spectator.
10/21/01 08:29 AM
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