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  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • Breaking Glass Pictures
  • 1 h 33 m
  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • Breaking Glass Pictures
  • 1 h 33 m

Summary Some may find the rabid devotion of Rick Springfield's fans perplexing, but if his 17 Top 40 hits, including "Jessie's Girl", or his run on General Hospital as Dr. Noah Drake didn't convince you, watching him blast out live performances with straight-on charisma and spontaneously dropping in on fans most certainly will. Somewhere in betw...

Directed By: Sylvia Caminer

  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • Breaking Glass Pictures
  • 1 h 33 m
  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • Breaking Glass Pictures
  • 1 h 33 m

An Affair of the Heart

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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Summary Some may find the rabid devotion of Rick Springfield's fans perplexing, but if his 17 Top 40 hits, including "Jessie's Girl", or his run on General Hospital as Dr. Noah Drake didn't convince you, watching him blast out live performances with straight-on charisma and spontaneously dropping in on fans most certainly will. Somewhere in betw...

Directed By: Sylvia Caminer

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80
Oct 10, 2012
If the documentary lacks anything, it's a firmer grasp of Springfield's own transformation, from "kind of a dick" (per ex–MTV jock Mark Goodman) during his heyday to a giving, appreciative showman. Call it humility, shaded with weird, two-way neediness. Jesse's girl may have dodged a bullet.
By Joshua Rothkopf FULL REVIEW
60
Oct 10, 2012
An agreeable documentary about the pop singer Rick Springfield and his legions of female fans.
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50
Oct 14, 2012
While she creates an affectionate portrait of the charismatic musician, helmer Sylvia Caminer is really concerned with the meaning of fandom; anyone harboring an inexplicable or arcane passion could conceivably be interested.
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50
Oct 12, 2012
The result is more promotional film - Springfield happens to have recently released both a new album and an autobiography - than intriguing sociology, although the rabidly intense middle-aged female fans on display are probably deserving of psychological study.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW
50
Oct 10, 2012
An Affair of the Heart's focus is so vaguely sketched out that it ultimately could be about any grateful artist who enjoys a modicum of celebrity years after his initial success.
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Production Company Yellow Rick Road productions, Dolger Films, Doverwood Communications
Release Date Oct 12, 2012
Duration 1 h 33 m
Rating Not Rated
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Tagline It's Not Infatuation ... It's Not Obsession ... It's An Affair of the Heart
Website http://rickspringfielddoc.com/
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Awards

Florida Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Boston Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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