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Down from the Mountain

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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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Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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.

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02/18/04
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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03/10/03
Marrit Ingman
Marrit Ingman
Austin Chronicle

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)].

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12/08/02
Film Threat

Feels glossed over and incomplete.

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11/23/02
Ryan Cracknell
Ryan Cracknell
Apollo Guide
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08/09/02
Robert Denerstein
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Denver Rocky Mountain News
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06/01/02
Susan Stark
Susan Stark
Detroit News
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A film that's lovely to hear, though not much to look at.

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05/31/02
Liam Lacey
Liam Lacey
Globe and Mail
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The music is grand, the performances are direct and Down From the Mountain is unpretentious in its presentation of both.

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01/06/02
Richard Harrington
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Washington Post
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12/16/01
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

In her performances and asides to the documentarians, it is Welch who best articulates why this music is so moving.

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11/08/01
Carrie Rickey
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Philadelphia Inquirer
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10/29/01
Guardian [UK]

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.

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10/27/01
Joe Baltake
Joe Baltake
Sacramento Bee

Hardly a groundbreaking concert movie, but it's a creditably agreeable one.

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10/25/01
Shawn Levy
Shawn Levy
Oregonian

A Polaroid sprung to life.

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10/25/01
Bill Chambers
Bill Chambers
Film Freak Central

It's poor filmmaking, but wonderful music.

Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
10/22/01
Jim Lane
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