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The target of more sexist cliché [largely emanating from those who should know better] than just about any other woman in rock, Patti Smith is not the female Bob Dylan , the first lady of Punk or the most dynamic female artist of all time ; she is simply a unique performer, stunning songwriter and superb vocalist who has stayed at the cutting edge of contemporary music for more than 30 years and that should be good enough for anyone. This film is the first full length documentary about Patti and the astonishing music she has been making through three decades. With rare and previously unseen performance footage, rare film, interviews with Patti and with those who know her best, location shoots and lengthy contributions from friends, colleagues and esteemed experts, this program is not just the only such documentary ever produced about Smith, it will surely remain the standard work on its subject. Includes interviews with Patti Smith; her first publisher and biographer, Victor Bockris; her ex-songwriting partner, Blue yster Cult s Albert Bouchard; engineer on Horses, Frank D Augusta; producer of Radio Ethiopia, Jack Douglas; engineer on the Easter sessions, Shelly Yakus; author of Horses and the Remaking of Rock n Roll, Mark Paytress, English music journalist and author, Jon Savage; Rolling Stone magazine s ex- editor, Anthony De Curtis; New York s Village Voice music editor, Robert Christgau; Patti Smith biographer, Nick Johnstone and more. Features live and studio performances of Patti Smith classics such as: Gloria, Easter, Rock n Roll Nigger, Because The Night, Dancing Barefoot, Frederick, Ask The Angela and many, many more. Extras include; Special Feature 'Horses For Courses - The Making of A Landmark Album'; Interactive Gaming Feature 'The Hardest Patti Smith Quiz In The World Ever' , Full Contributor Biographies and Beyond DVD section.
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La Sacerdotessa del rock, Bob Dylan in gonnella, la signora del punk questi sono fra i nomignoli affibbiateli, ma lei rimane semplicemente una semplice ed unica performer, una superba vocalist, una poetessa. Questo documentario ripercorre tre decadi della sua carriera con rare immagini ed interviste a Patti stessa e collaboratori nonché critici musicali. Live e performance di studio arricchiscono questo documento. Immancabile il gioco interattivo sulla nostra Eroina.
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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful
By Mike Doyle
I've just watched this DVD, and although I had some trepidation prior to viewing, most concerns have now been quashed. Firstly the good points: there is plenty of performance footage of Patti that isn't commercially available [obviously - this being the only current Patti Smith DVD in the marketplace]. And much of this appears to be very rare, certainly it's not on You Tube - especially good is some great footage [and interviews] from 1976, in really good quality [i think recorded in Sweden] - and some good stuff from Germany in 1979. There's live material from throughout her 30 plus years in the business, but the one dowside of the film is that while the 1970s are covered in great depth, the lost decade, the 90s and 00s are gone through fairly quickly [for me, 'Gone Again' knocks spots off 'Radio Ethiopia' or 'Wave'] But that said, there is still lots of footage from the later albums [mainly TV appearances] and more, nice interviews with Patti from this era.
The contributorsa are generally superb - Jack Douglas is marvellous and Frank D'Augusta [producer Radio Ethiopia] and Albert Bouchard [engineer on Horses] are both very good. Great shame they didn't get John Cale. Biographers Mark Paytress and Nick Johnstone are both good, but most entertaining of all is Victor Bockris [Patti's friend, publisher and official biographer] who gives some great anecdotes and inside stories. I think this is probaly the best film that could have been made without full co-operation from Patti herself [which, somehow, i doubt will ever happen] If you're any kind of fan, i think you'll be pleased with this DVD.
The contributorsa are generally superb - Jack Douglas is marvellous and Frank D'Augusta [producer Radio Ethiopia] and Albert Bouchard [engineer on Horses] are both very good. Great shame they didn't get John Cale. Biographers Mark Paytress and Nick Johnstone are both good, but most entertaining of all is Victor Bockris [Patti's friend, publisher and official biographer] who gives some great anecdotes and inside stories. I think this is probaly the best film that could have been made without full co-operation from Patti herself [which, somehow, i doubt will ever happen] If you're any kind of fan, i think you'll be pleased with this DVD.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Good Documentary...
5 Nov 2008
By Betty J. Valenti
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I love Patti Smith. This documentary focuses on here first 4 lps on Arista. "Horses", Radio Ethiopia", "Easter" and "Wave". They do a very short few minutes on her latter CDs but not as indepth as the first four that defined Patti to the masses.
I gave this 4 stars out of five only due to the fact that after reading the back cover synopsis you can't tell if there are full performances or just clips. It just says includes performances of...
The performances they show are so short and some the audio does nto match the video. They even say there are performances of Patti in the recording studio which I must have missed???
Other than that fact this documentary is done very well. I was only dissapointed in that it wasn't clear on if these included the performances it raves about .But all in all it was very well done. Made me want to pull out all my Patti Cds and blast them.LOUD!
I wish that some day full, whole live performances will be released on DVD.
If you love Patti Smith this is a nice addition to your collection but if your looking for anything but background stories on punk and Patti Smith you can skip this and keep your $20.
I gave this 4 stars out of five only due to the fact that after reading the back cover synopsis you can't tell if there are full performances or just clips. It just says includes performances of...
The performances they show are so short and some the audio does nto match the video. They even say there are performances of Patti in the recording studio which I must have missed???
Other than that fact this documentary is done very well. I was only dissapointed in that it wasn't clear on if these included the performances it raves about .But all in all it was very well done. Made me want to pull out all my Patti Cds and blast them.LOUD!
I wish that some day full, whole live performances will be released on DVD.
If you love Patti Smith this is a nice addition to your collection but if your looking for anything but background stories on punk and Patti Smith you can skip this and keep your $20.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Well worth watching.
18 Nov 2009
By W. Larson
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This is a good documentary. It is arty and I learned a few new things about Patti. I have been a fan for many years and I enjoyed the story.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Attack of the Pseudo-Intellectuals
25 Jun 2012
By Gary F. Taylor
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Few artists have been as revolutionary and influential as Patti Smith (b. 1946), often described as the 'The Godmother of Punk,' but whose actual work goes far, far beyond that limiting title. An instant iconoclast with her album debut HORSES, she has remained one of the most unexpected talents of the past forty years, and she would certainly be an excellent subject for a documentary. Sad to say, PATTI SMITH: UNDER REVIEW is nothing of the kind. It does contain some basic autobiographical material; it also contains a few snips of Smith in concert. But ultimately, this is an hour and a half of people sitting around talking about Patti Smith, with most of their attention centered on her first four albums, HORSES, RADIO ETHIOPIA, EASTER, and WAVE.
This might not be a bad thing, and indeed it isn't always, particularly when the various producers of her albums talk about their experiences with her in making those albums. (Jack Douglas is particularly fun.) But the truth is that most of these people are pseudo-intellectuals that Smith herself probably wouldn't give the time of day. In the end, PATTI SMITH: UNDER REVIEW is worth sitting through for hard-core fans like myself, but not more than once, and you'll probably know more than these people have to say anyway.
GFT, Amazon Reviewer
This might not be a bad thing, and indeed it isn't always, particularly when the various producers of her albums talk about their experiences with her in making those albums. (Jack Douglas is particularly fun.) But the truth is that most of these people are pseudo-intellectuals that Smith herself probably wouldn't give the time of day. In the end, PATTI SMITH: UNDER REVIEW is worth sitting through for hard-core fans like myself, but not more than once, and you'll probably know more than these people have to say anyway.
GFT, Amazon Reviewer
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