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September 14, 2007
Desperately Seeking Seeger
In spite a long (as in "from the beginning") relationship with TIFF, the Michael Cohl produced doc, directed by Jim Brown, Pete Seeger: The Power of Song, a Weinstein Co release, was completed after Sundance and now, released in exclusive release in three cities before the end of TIFF '07. So the only appearance of Pete Seeger at TIFF this year is in another Weinstein Co movie, Todd Haynes' I'm Not There, in which Seeger goes nuts when Dylan goes electric.
I first wrote about the film last April after the film played Ebertfest. Roger gave the film a 4 star review in today's Sun-Times.
And this from another Chicagoan...
"In this deeply touching and powerful documentary, we discover that Pete Seeger not only is the most influential folk singer in the world but is as American as apple pie - only more nutritious. This is the
first portrait of Pete the artist, the husband, the father and the most courageous of Americans. He hated bullies no mater how official they were and proved so during our most traumatic movements -
endangered freedom of speech and thought, civil rights and a civic environment.
Just remember - whoever or wherever you see a young guy or girl, with banjo, chest high, and singing freedom, Pete, like Kilroy, has been here." -- Studs Terkel
It would be nice for this film, so much of the moment, to find a place with ticket buyers this fall.
Posted by poland at September 14, 2007 10:48 PM
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