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I'll Sing For You (2004)
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Reviews Counted:17
Fresh:10
Rotten:7
Average Rating:6.2/10
Theatrical Release:Jun 4, 2004 Limited
Synopsis: This documentary, presented by Jonathan Demme (STOP MAKING SENSE), paints a low-key, entrancing portrait of African guitar legend Boubacar Traore, known to his countrymen as Karkar, a musician who... [More]
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Reviews for I'll Sing For You
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A gentle portrait of a musician whose music provides a bridge from Africa to America. Full Review |
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Features not one word of comment from its subject, but it does offer plenty of musical numbers and an impressionistic portrait of his life and times. Full Review |
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Though Traoré never talks directly on camera, he speaks volumes through numerous bluesy tunes he performs for the film. Full Review |
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KarKar's performance is intimate, the film is not. Full Review |
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Enjoyable if only to hear KarKar perform his mournful and personal songs, including a tender tribute to his late wife. Full Review |
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This graceful portrait of the great Malian singer and guitarist Boubacar Traore is also as a fascinating snapshot of Mali in the decades following the west African nation's independence from France in 1960. Full Review |
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The final product feels frustratingly incomplete. Full Review |
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Jacques Sarasin's documentary blends the history of post-colonial Mali with the life of one of its most popular musicians, the guitarist and singer Boubacar KarKar Traor. Full Review |
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A musical biopic conceived as a lyric dreamscape, as a meditation on fate and faith. Full Review |
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One of those sanctifying docs that rambles when it should explore. Full Review |
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Meandering and disappointing. Full Review |
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The reverent pacing lags a bit, but the film's meditation on the struggle to find spirituality that reconciles Islam with tribal belief systems is powerful in its understatement. Full Review |
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For fans of African music, Sing is a rich archeological dig; for newcomers with open ears, it might be a revelation. Full Review |
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We rarely hear from KarKar outside of his songs, and it's hard to conclude the most basic facts about the fame he lost. Full Review |
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It never really feels like we've gotten to know the man himself, leaving the figure at the heart of I'll Sing for You a cipher. Full Review |
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Kar Kar's singing is wonderfully expressive, and an improvised song to his wife at her grave site demonstrates the emotional wellspring of his music. Full Review |
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