Mavis!

Name: Mavis!
Genre: Biography, Music, Documentary
Released: February 12, 2016
Duration: 80 min
Rating: 71

2016

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Home Box Office (HBO) | Release Date: February 12, 2016 | Not Rated

Summary: Her family group, the Staple Singers, inspired millions and helped propel the civil rights movement with their music. After 60 years of performing, legendary singer Mavis Staples' message of love and equality is needed now more than ever.

Director: Jessica Edwards

Genre(s): Biography, Music, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 80 min

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Joe Leydon

Feb 11, 2016

A spirited and captivating bio-doc that richly deserves the exclamation point in its title. Read full review

The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

Feb 23, 2016

Richness, warmth and tenderness pulse from this lovely documentary. Read full review

Nathalie Atkinson

Feb 11, 2016

It’s short on personal details and instead focuses on the performer’s vocation. And when the concert footage slows the doc’s energy down, Mavis’s zest adds buoyancy to the proceedings. Read full review

Noel Murray

Feb 11, 2016

Mavis! is maybe too short and too plain, but it covers a lot of ground and contains a lot of great music. It's a fitting tribute to a true American original, belatedly getting her due. Read full review

Time Out London Tom Huddleston

Feb 15, 2016

There are a few lovely scenes: Mavis listening to a new mix of one of her father’s last recordings is heartbreaking. For old-soul fans, Mavis! is a must. Read full review

Empire Patrick Peters

Feb 22, 2016

Brimful of glorious sounds, this affectionate fan letter says as much about Pops Staples's artistic and political evolution as it does about his devoted daughter, one of the all-time greats. Read full review

Matthew Anderson

Feb 23, 2016

Although Mavis! doesn't quite have the same scope as the extraordinary vocal range of its magnetic, all-round wonderful subject, her zest for life, exuberance and good nature have clearly rubbed off on Edwards and it's likely they will on audiences too. Read full review

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Haandy

Feb 8, 2022

Comentando apenas por causa do Prince divo, quem sabe um dia eu assisto ne? hahahaha

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