For Walker fans, I imagine 30 Century Man will come as a bit of a vindication, having the knowledge that they knew this world before it had been fully documented and made ready for public consumption
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Scott Walker: 30 Century Man (2008)
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Reviews Counted:28
Fresh:24
Rotten:4
Average Rating:6.8/10
Consensus: Scott Walker: 30 Century Man is a stylish portrait of an influential artist that will fascinate fans and neophytes alike.
Theatrical Release:Dec 17, 2008 Limited
Synopsis: Scott Walker: 30 Century Man is a long-overdue look at one of the most influential and enigmatic figures in rock history.The film explores his music and career, from his early days as a jobbing... [More]
Starring: Scott Walker, David Bowie, Radiohead, Johnny Marr
Director: Stephen Kijak
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Reviews for Scott Walker: 30 Century Man
Scott Walker: 30 Century Man (which takes its title from a Walker-penned song) makes a fascinating case that in the years that followed, Walker became the music equivalent of a 'poet's poet.'
03/06/09
Top CriticDirector Stephen Kijak's profile of reclusive pop icon Scott Walker is one of the most remarkable music documentaries in ages.
03/05/09
Scott Walker: 30 Century Man chronicles the career of musician Scott Walker, an enigmatic figure whose influence far outreaches his relative obscurity.
02/27/09
Top CriticScott Walker: 30 Century Man is the latest in a mini-wave of pop-music docs, like The Devil and Daniel Johnston, that try to inflate cult figures into lost geniuses.
02/25/09
Top CriticThose unfamiliar with [Scott Walker] or, especially, those who don't like his music, will be only moderately engaged and ultimately underwhelmed.
01/31/09
Director Stephen Kijak not only got a composed, almost warm interview out of Walker, but he filmed some of the sessions for Walker's latest adventuresome recording project.
01/23/09
Top CriticBy actually playing the music and allowing this commentary, Kijak hits upon a kind of astute music criticism, and an argument for music as challenging as this.
01/23/09
Scott Walker: 30 Century Man glosses over the depression and alcoholism that have bedeviled Walker as well as any relationships he might have had. But that doesn't make the film any less interesting.
12/19/08
Top CriticOne of the best music documentaries ever made, Scott Walker: 30 Century Man will have you yearning to learn more and fully immerse yourself in its subject.
12/19/08
Breathlessly details the step-by-step evolution of an enigmatic musical artist within pop culture from the 1960s on to the avant-garde, though little about the man.
12/17/08
Scott Walker: 30 Century Man, is the story of and oracular singer, experimental composer, British-based American expatriate and reclusive cult figure.
12/17/08
Top CriticThe doc's biggest revelation may be the extent of his stardom, even as he began to explore bawdy Jacques Brel chansons and psychedelic dada crooning.
12/16/08
Top CriticStephen Kijak’s 30 Century Man hacks away at the mythology surrounding the enigmatic artist, proving that his about-face wasn’t nearly as abrupt as it often seems.
12/10/08
A riveting documentary.
04/30/07
A ghostly, sonorous boom that sometimes feels like the loneliest sound in the world.
04/27/07
The proof of the pig is in the pounding: it sounds good.
04/27/07
In an era when revivalism rules, Walker, for good or for bad, continues to plough a lonely but fascinating modernist furrow.
04/27/07
There's an undeniable rock-nerd edge here, as one talking head after another showers praise on the man.
04/27/07
A treat for anyone interested in the creative process.
04/27/07
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