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The Unicorn

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The Unicorn is a feature length documentary about outsider musician Peter Grudzien, the one-man musical force behind The Unicorn, possibly the first gay country album. But country doesn't begin to describe the dizzying range of music included on this 1974 album. Peter composed, performed and recorded The Unicorn entirely in his childhood home in Queens, NY. He sold the 500 pressed copies out of a suitcase on the streets of New York. To quote music critic Paul Major, "The Unicorn is not an LP, it is life itself".

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Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter 02/14/2019
It's certainly an uncomfortable film to watch, but the viewer's discomfort doesn't begin to compare to that felt by the troubled people onscreen. Go to Full Review Ben Kenigsberg New York Times 02/14/2019
Isabelle Dupuis and Tim Geraghty have made a grim and haunting documentary about what it means to burn bright, then die alone. Go to Full Review Josefina Sartora Otroscines.com 10/09/2019
3.5/5
An unusual, but fascinating film. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Rolando Gallego EscribiendoCine 10/06/2019
8/10
A lucid look at Grudzien as a thinker and as a phenomenon. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Pablo O. Scholz Clarín 10/03/2019
Addresses a dysfunctional family, to which resentment and little love marked them for life. Until death separates them. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Diego Batlle La Nación (Argentina) 10/03/2019
[The documentary] shows with accuracy, respect, and an enormous capacity to observe [Peter Grudzien's] memories, (frustrated) dreams, degradation, and the struggle for his identity. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Isabelle Dupuis

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Tim Geraghty

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Peter Grudzien

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Synopsis The Unicorn is a feature length documentary about outsider musician Peter Grudzien, the one-man musical force behind The Unicorn, possibly the first gay country album. But country doesn't begin to describe the dizzying range of music included on this 1974 album. Peter composed, performed and recorded The Unicorn entirely in his childhood home in Queens, NY. He sold the 500 pressed copies out of a suitcase on the streets of New York. To quote music critic Paul Major, "The Unicorn is not an LP, it is life itself".
Director
Isabelle Dupuis, Tim Geraghty
Distributor
OVID
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 29, 2024
Runtime
1h 32m