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Your search by 'Music' identified 29 films
Brazil, 2006, 90 min.
A Brazilian girl group’s rise to the top is hindered by the dangers of their environment in this hard to resist inspirational melodrama. Realistic grit and storybook optimism mesh seamlessly with the help of some incredible musical performances, including the best rendition of “Killing Me Softly” .. …
Lebanon, 2006, 21 min.
Based on Asmahan’s (the Syrian/Egyptian singer, 1912–1944) last film Gharam Wa Intigam (Passion and Revenge), the film’s cinematic meditations merge her songs with plot and actions to reveal an insight into the relationship between the star’s tragic life, colonial Egypt and the nature …
Hungary, 2002, 118 min.
In the year 1213, Hungary’s King Endre II is waging war abroad, with the support of high-ranking courtier Bánk. But when Bánk learns that the King’s evil brother Otto lusts for his wife, he lashes out. A cast of world famous Hungarian opera stars does justice to this great patriotic epic, shot by th …
USA, 2007, 77 min.
Exploring the relationships between legendary curator Sam Wagstaff, famed photographer Robert Mapplethorpe and punk rock’s “poet laureate” Patti Smith, Black White + Gray reveals the fascinating story of the influential figures who helped form the epicenter of New York’s grand collision of ar …
Dominican Republic, 2006, 31 min.
The fascinating, triumphant and music-filled story of a chocolate collective formed by struggling farmers in the Dominican Republic. …
Cuba, 2006, 120 min.
A fictionalized riff on the life and times of famous Cuban musician Benny Moré, whose Afro-Cuban jazz big band sound swept his nation in the pre-Castro fifties. Renny Arozarena’s standout performance as the charismatic musical genius, combined with the fascinating, tumultuous years surrounding the r …
Germany, 2006, 112 min.
This rapturous film concerns two women: tough young Jenny, who is serving time in prison and an older piano teacher. Both lives are shaped by violent pasts but they find comfort and love in each other's company. Through their passion for classical music the couple overcomes obstacles and engages in …
USA, 2006, 90 min.
Each summer, Portland’s Rock 'n' Roll Camp For Girls provides a place for girls ages 8–18 to sweat, scream and wail. This cranked-to-eleven documentary follows the dedicated counselors (including Sleater-Kinney’s Carrie Brownstein), as they guide the girls through selecting their bands, learning …
USA, 2007, 106 min.
This endearing debut feature centers on the unlikely pairing of shy Martin and gregarious Clarence as they travel around the country signing undiscovered talent to a fly-by-night record label. A charming story and a critique of our stardom-obsessed culture. …
USA, 2006, 111 min.
Part concert film and part sociological study, this documentary travels between concert venues and cultures to give a rare insider look at Gypsy music. With Macedonian diva Esma Redzepova, traditional Indian troupe Maharaja, Romanian groups Fanfare Ciocarlia and Taraf de Haïdouks and the …
United Kingdom, 2007, 123 min.
Filmmaker Julien Temple crafts an engrossing and all-encompassing portrait of the legendary Clash frontman and antiestablishment icon, Joe Strummer. With an astonishing assemblage of performance footage and the recollections of friends, collaborators and fans, the film celebrates both the music and …
USA, 2006, 96 min.
AJ Schnack (Gigantic) directs this moving meditation on the life, music and times of late Seattle rocker Kurt Cobain. About A Son weaves music, photographs, and evocative new footage into candid, previously unheard audiotaped conversations with Cobain, recorded in the years between his …
France, 2006, 140 min.
A riveting musical biopic of Edith Piaf, the iconic songstress whose personal traumas fueled her art in such world-weary yet triumphant standards as “Je ne regrette rien” and “La vie en rose.” Marion Cotillard’s blazing performance as Piaf stunningly conveys the songbird’s unique alchemy of eternal …
USA, 2007, 80 min.
Shortly after her overnight success with former Nirvana bass player Krist Novoselic in the band Sweet 75, Venezuelan-born Seattle street performer Yva Las Vegass was back busking for change and struggling to survive. This new documentary reveals the unusual story and extraordinary life behind this a …
Austria, 2006, 80 min.
This award-winning experimental documentary is a mesmerizing remix of the acclaimed 1997 film Megacities, combining its stunning original footage with an excellent new soundtrack by Sofa Surfers. A fiercely imaginative audio-visual journey that finds fragments of hidden urban life in New York …
Spain, 2006, 86 min.
Two musicians journey to remote regions of the world, using the txalaparta, a uniquely collaborative traditional Basque instrument, as a medium for cross-cultural exchange. Traveling to the north of India, the Mongolian Steppes, the Sahara desert and Lapland, the film captures an exciting, organic …
Ireland, 2007, 86 min.
A Dublin street musician and a Czech immigrant discover that they share a common love of music. Together, over an eventful week, the pair attempts to record an album in this wonderful film that puts a redefining spin on the musical genre in this Sundance audience favorite. …
USA, 1992, 94 min.
John Cage created his only feature-length film in the year of his death. Combining randomly drifting patches of light with one of Cage’s richest musical compositions, this is a sublime, stunning acknowledgment of time from one of the most widely influential artists of the 20th century. …
Indonesia, 2006, 120 min.
Undoubtedly THE sensory experience of SIFF ’07, this is an innovative musical and “cinema requiem,” not only for the victims of Indonesia’s recent natural disasters but for all victims of oppression, boldly encompassing Sanskrit epics, gamelan music and sacred court dance. One of Peter Sellars’ New …
United Kingdom, 2006, 90 min.
One half of the legendary musical duo Dead Can Dance, Lisa Gerrard has since gained international acclaim as a composer (Gladiator, The Insider, Whale Rider). Through interviews with Michael Mann, Niki Caro, Hans Zimmer and others, Sanctuary is an intimate portrait of an artist who has …
Stephen Kijak (Cinemania) profiles the evolution of rock legend Scott Walker from ’60s pop star to enigmatic poet of the unconscious, including interviews with such devoted fans as David Bowie, Jarvis Cocker, Brian Eno and Radiohead, as well as rare access to the reclusive Walker himself. …
France, 2006, 112 min.
Gerard Depardieu does his own singing in a tour de force performance that is matched by a wonderful depiction of a little-seen part of France, a world of Saturday night dance halls and cheap drive-in motels in which a performance by even an over-the-hill crooner can spell a bit of glamour and romant …
Ireland, 2006, 98 min.
Having lost his job, his house and his wife in quick succession, a downtrodden Irish dreamer sets out to make it as a country singer, regardless of what the local doubters say. This gentle film bypasses the usual sentimentality, instead creating a sober, realistic paean to small town ambitions. …
United Kingdom, 2006, 102 min.
It's the summer of 1983 in northern England. Punks, mods and skinheads are on the rise, but employment is not. Eleven-year-old Shaun has lost his father but seems to find a surrogate family in a band of friendly skinheads. When they're joined by an older, overtly racist Con the tale takes a much …
Brazil, 2006, 120 min.
The tumultuous life of Brazilian legend Vinícius de Moraes, regarded as the father of bossa nova. A writer, critic, diplomat, singer, composer and Bon Vivant, he lived ten lifetimes in one, including writing “The Girl From Ipanema” and the play on which Black Orpheus is based. …
Mexico, 2006, 98 min.
During the Mexican peasant revolts of the 1970s, the aged patriarch of a musical family fashions an ingenious new method of smuggling ammunition beneath the noses of the government troops. The interplay between him and the troop captain harmonizes with the film’s strong sense of social justice. …
Switzerland, 2006, 120 min.
Tired of pleasing everybody but himself, a 12-year-old piano prodigy decides to try living life as a normal kid. His initial attempts at hoodwinking his elders are successful, but how long can—or should—he run from his true nature? An abundantly humorous exploration of the trials and tribulations of …
USA, 2007, 78 min.
Virtually unknown today, Danny Williams shot more than 20 films at the Warhol Factory and designed the Velvet Underground’s groundbreaking light show before mysteriously disappearing in 1966. This intimate documentary unearths his films and explores his love and struggles with both Warhol …
USA, 2007, 105 min.
Outside a refugee camp in remote northern Uganda, the violence and grief of a 20-year civil war rage. Meanwhile, within the camp’s fences, children sing and dance. This moving documentary about preparations for a nationwide music festival finds hope in horror, revealing the pride and exuberance of …
