The Blues (film)
The Blues (also: Martin Scorsese presents The Blues ) is a series of seven documentaries made in 2003, when Martin Scorsese executive produced, about the history of blues music. In the films occur over 75 artists. The 13- hour project was produced by Vulcan, Reverse Angle International, Capra Productions and Jigsaw Productions.
Content
Reviews
"Psychological reconstruction aid, party pleasure and spiritual joy dispenser [ ... Scorsese ] is now suddenly a central figure in the blues become marketing, but whether his project now the disrespect America towards their own cultural heritage flattens, is another question. It is in, The Blues ' to a respectable, high -hearted citizen education project, but the majority - is unlikely to achieve - even the black U.S. population. For us, it may not matter. This summer will start in German cinemas monthly a blues film, and there is for fans and skeptics alike something to discover. "
" As illustrated by the way the series but also the current debate about how commercial nature of the blues was because actually. "
" It may be the lasting merit of the project via short-lived increases in sales out to have that art form created a monument that counts next to the jazz of the most important cultural achievements of America. "
Separate materials, "Lightning in a Bottle ," Miscellaneous
World premiere was on September 6, 2003 at the International Film Festival of Venice out of competition.
The one- cable movie lexicon Stand November 5, 2008 stating that all seven films released on DVD in the Federal Republic of Germany on 9 September 2004. Not everyone of the films made it to the cinema.
Separated and concomitantly available to the seven DVDs or VHS tapes are: the 288 -page book, The Companion Book to the PBS series, a box set of five CDs, a compilation on a CD, seven individual CDs for each of the films and twelve CDs by individual artists.
The concert recording Lightning in a Bottle by Antoine Fuqua must be purchased separately also in the trade.
Awards and nominations
Grammy Awards 2005
- Nomination for Best Long Form Music Video " various artists " for Margaret Bodde, Alex Gibney, Richard Hutton and Martin Scorsese Category
Cinema Audio Society USA 2004
- C. A. S. Award in the category Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television - Non-Fiction, Variety or Music Series or Specials for Gary C. Bourgeois, Tateum Kohut and Steuart Pearce in the episode The Road to Memphis