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- 2013
- Shadow Distribution
- 1 h 19 m
- 2013
- Shadow Distribution
- 1 h 19 m
Summary Director Jonathan Demme turns his camera on Enzo Avitabile, a renowned Neapolitan saxophonist and singer-songwriter.
Directed By: Jonathan Demme
- 2013
- Shadow Distribution
- 1 h 19 m
- 2013
- Shadow Distribution
- 1 h 19 m
Enzo Avitabile Music Life
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Summary Director Jonathan Demme turns his camera on Enzo Avitabile, a renowned Neapolitan saxophonist and singer-songwriter.
Directed By: Jonathan Demme
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
64
50% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
50% Mixed
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5 Reviews
0% Negative
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Demme has crafted yet another superb document of musicians at work, one as much about creation—and the sources of inspiration—as it is about performance. A wonderful film, as in, it's full of wonders.
In Enzo Avitabile Music Life, Demme has not given us an expansive film, and there are spots you wish he'd dug deeper. But there is such a well of emotion that the music alone is almost enough.
It’s easy to see why Demme admires the man, but amiability doesn’t make for a great documentary subject. If anything, it tends to be something of a drawback, offering only warm fuzzies.
The fuzziness of Mr. Avitabile’s sentiments on boundary-blind unity is echoed in the movie’s slack, tag-along portraiture.
It’s possible that something’s getting lost in translation, but Demme’s film only occasionally makes it seem like it’s worth the effort for the rest of the world to catch up.
Enzo Avitabile Music Life succeeds at conveying one-quarter of its title. It is full of beautiful sounds that should delight fans of Avitabile and world music in general. The life portion is a bit trickier, but you get the sense that Avitabile wanted it that way.
Unlike Demme’s concert pics, this aims more for the process, yet brief scenes “in the old neighborhood” play out like cliches, and only Avitabile’s restlessness really lingers.
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Production Company
Dazzle Communication,
R2R Productions Inc.,
NFI Video,
Rai Cinema,
Banco di Napoli,
Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali (MiBAC)
Release Date Oct 18, 2013
Duration 1 h 19 m
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