The Blues (film)
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The Blues is a 2003 documentary film series produced by Martin Scorsese, dedicated to the history of blues music. In each of the seven episodes, a different director explores a stage in the development of the blues.
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[edit] Feel Like Going Home
| 'Feel Like Going Home' | |
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| Directed by | Martin Scorsese |
| Produced by | Sam Pollard |
| Written by | Peter Guralnick |
| Starring | Ali Farka Touré, Salif Keita, Son House, Taj Mahal, John Lee Hooker, Keb' Mo' and others. |
| Cinematography | Arthur Jafa |
| Editing by | David Tedeschi |
Director: Martin Scorsese.
[edit] The Soul of a Man
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| Directed by | Wim Wenders |
| Produced by | Alex Gibney |
| Written by | Wim Wenders |
| Cinematography | Lisa Rinzler |
| Editing by | Mathilde Bonnefoy |
Director: Wim Wenders.
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[edit] The Road to Memphis
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| Directed by | Richard Pearce |
| Produced by | Robert Kenner |
| Written by | Robert Gordon |
| Starring | B. B. King Bobby Rush Rosco Gordon Ike Turner |
| Cinematography | Richard Pearce |
| Editing by | Charlton McMillan |
Director: Richard Pearce. This episode focuses on the Beale Street music scene, particularly three Memphis blues musicians with different levels of acclaim: B. B. King, Rosco Gordon and Bobby Rush.
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[edit] Warming by the Devil's Fire
| 'Warming by the Devil's Fire' | |
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| Directed by | Charles Burnett |
| Produced by | Margaret Bodde Alex Gibney |
| Written by | Charles Burnett |
| Starring | Tommy Hicks Nathaniel Lee Jr. |
| Music by | Stephen James Taylor |
| Cinematography | John N. Demps |
| Editing by | Edwin Santiago |
Director: Charles Burnett.
[edit] Godfathers and Sons
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| Directed by | Marc Levin |
| Produced by | Daphne Pinkerson Marc Levin |
| Starring | Marshall Chess Common |
| Cinematography | Mark Benjamin |
| Editing by | Bob Eisenhardt |
Director: Marc Levin. This episode explores the connection between blues and contemporary urban music, mainly through the eyes of legendary producer Marshall Chess.
[edit] Red, White and Blues
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| Directed by | Mike Figgis |
| Produced by | Louise Hammar Shirani Sabratnam |
| Cinematography | Barry Ackroyd Mike Eley John Lynch Patrick Stewart |
| Editing by | David Martin Nigel Karikari |
Director: Mike Figgis. This episode is dedicated to blues culture in Britain and to the effect of the British Invasion on American blues culture. The episode contains footage from a special jam and interview session with such blues greats as Jeff Beck and Van Morrison.
[edit] Piano Blues
| 'Piano Blues' | |
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| Directed by | Clint Eastwood |
| Produced by | Clint Eastwood Bruce Ricker |
| Written by | Peter Guralnick |
| Starring | Marcia Ball Dave Brubeck Ray Charles Pinetop Perkins,... |
| Cinematography | Vic Losick |
| Editing by | Joel Cox, Gary Roach |
Director: Clint Eastwood. This episode is dedicated to blues music played on the piano. Eastwood, a piano player and accomplished composer, interviews such key figures as Dr. John, Ray Charles and Pinetop Perkins.
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