Excellent documentary, another where I was only familiar with a few elements of the festival, and this digs deep into the stories behind it and doesn't skimp on the footage from the show.
"Alice was from Detroit, and he did know that chickens didn't fly."
Riveting, unnerving and exceptional. Digs into areas of Jazz I only scratch the surface of, and interweaves it with geo-political history that I was woefully ignorant of, in a gripping manner.
Spellbinding and essential.
total comfort rewatch, crawling out of days being sick on the couch.
maybe the perfect movie. not an ounce of fat, not a wasted minute, outstanding performances from a terrific ensemble cast.
little moment that stood out this rewatch - Master Homma pausing to smile at Sanjuro before running out of town.
