Pete Seeger: The Power of a Song

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Movie
Original title Pete Seeger: The Power of a Song
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2007
length 83 minutes
Rod
Director Jim Brown
production Jim Brown
cut Jason Pollard
Samual. D. Pollard
occupation

Pete Seeger: The Power of a Song is a 2007 documentary about folk musician and political activist Pete Seeger (1919-2014). Production and direction was in the hands of Jim Brown, who had already directed the 1982 documentary Wasn't That a Time about the musical group The Weavers , of which Pete Seeger was a member.

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The film traces Pete Seeger's life, beginning with his parents' house and childhood in the 1920s through the first decade of the 21st century when Seeger was between 80 and 90 years old. In addition to himself, numerous family members have their say as well as the musicians Arlo Guthrie , Bruce Springsteen , Bob Dylan , Joan Baez , Tom Paxton , Mary Travers , Natalie Maines , Johnny Cash and the then US President Bill Clinton , who met him in 1994 with the National Medal of Arts .

Reviews

“His music has been around the same ideas and the belief that music can make us better all his life. When he is gone, people will wonder if such a man ever really existed. Thankfully we now have "Power of Song" to show you. "

- San Francisco Chronicle

“Pete Seeger: The Power of Song” uses the usual methods of documentary films - old film recordings and new interviews with old companions like Ronnie Gilbert and Lee Hays and today's admirers like Bruce Springsteen and Natalie Maines, all accompanied by a lot of music, so one to deliver a lovable, detailed portrait of his subject. "

- The New York Times

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Joel Selvin: Pete Seeger: The Power of Song . San Francisco Chronicle, December 14, 2007
  2. ^ AO Scott: Pete Seeger: The Power of Song. Hammering Out Songs of Freedom (and Nuance) . The New York Times, October 26, 2007