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GUTHRIE, WOODY
Format: DVD Video (PAL) What are PAL & NTSC?
Released: Mon 22 Aug 2005
Catalogue Number: SMADVD040
THIS MACHINE KILLS FASCISTS
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Woody Guthrie was the most important folk/protest singer of his generation, whose significance today can be measured by the pantheon of artists - including Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Bono, the late Joe Strummer, Wilco, Ry Cooder, Paul Kelly, Kasey Chambers, Billy Bragg, Gillian Welch, Willie Nelson and countless others - who acknowledge their debt to him.
'This Machine Kills Fascists' is a compelling two and a half hour documentary, narrated by Billy Bragg. Made with the full co-operation of the Guthrie family, the DVD chronicles the life and times of Woody Guthrie through rare photos and footage, excerpts from over 40 Guthrie compositions and contemporary interviews with friends, family and musicians.
The documentary captures the flavour of Guthrie's musical achievement in writing and performing songs that eloquently captured the mood of ordinary people. Songs like This Land is your Land, Pastures of Plenty, Pretty Boy Floyd and Do Re Mi illuminate a whole era of American history by dealing with the telling issues of the day such as economic depression, homelessness and social and racial justice.
Guthrie's life and times provide some remarkable ingredients for the documentary. The film takes his classic songs and traces their stories to relevant locations such as Okemah, Oklahoma and Pampa, Texas, where Guthrie spent his early years and New York, where he lived from 1940.
Historical and rare documentary photos and footage are combined with contemporary film of social and economic events. Also included is all the extant footage of Guthrie, playing with the likes of Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, rare fi lm of Pete Seeger from the forties and contemporary interviews with his surviving friends and family and musicians whom he infl uenced. These include his son Arlo, his daughter Nora, his sister Mary Jo, close friends Pete Seeger and Jimmy Longhi,
manager Harold Leventhal, biographer Ed Cray, and Guthrie scholars such as Guy Logsdon, Loralee Cooley, Henrietta Yurchenco, Phil Buehler and Jorge Arevelo.
Access to key individuals and archive material has been greatly aided by the support of the Guthrie Foundation, whose contribution is gratefully acknowledged.
Woody Guthrie was the most important folk/protest singer of his generation, whose significance today can be measured by the pantheon of artists - including Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Bono, the late Joe Strummer, Wilco, Ry Cooder, Paul Kelly, Kasey Chambers, Billy Bragg, Gillian Welch, Willie Nelson and countless others - who acknowledge their debt to him.
'This Machine Kills Fascists' is a compelling two and a half hour documentary, narrated by Billy Bragg. Made with the full co-operation of the Guthrie family, the DVD chronicles the life and times of Woody Guthrie through rare photos and footage, excerpts from over 40 Guthrie compositions and contemporary interviews with friends, family and musicians.
The documentary captures the flavour of Guthrie's musical achievement in writing and performing songs that eloquently captured the mood of ordinary people. Songs like This Land is your Land, Pastures of Plenty, Pretty Boy Floyd and Do Re Mi illuminate a whole era of American history by dealing with the telling issues of the day such as economic depression, homelessness and social and racial justice.
Guthrie's life and times provide some remarkable ingredients for the documentary. The film takes his classic songs and traces their stories to relevant locations such as Okemah, Oklahoma and Pampa, Texas, where Guthrie spent his early years and New York, where he lived from 1940.
Historical and rare documentary photos and footage are combined with contemporary film of social and economic events. Also included is all the extant footage of Guthrie, playing with the likes of Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, rare fi lm of Pete Seeger from the forties and contemporary interviews with his surviving friends and family and musicians whom he infl uenced. These include his son Arlo, his daughter Nora, his sister Mary Jo, close friends Pete Seeger and Jimmy Longhi,
manager Harold Leventhal, biographer Ed Cray, and Guthrie scholars such as Guy Logsdon, Loralee Cooley, Henrietta Yurchenco, Phil Buehler and Jorge Arevelo.
Access to key individuals and archive material has been greatly aided by the support of the Guthrie Foundation, whose contribution is gratefully acknowledged.
Details:
- Distributor: Navarre Corporation
- Performer: Woody Guthrie
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