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Summary: Major mistake
Review: Have a passion for music? Buy this. Now. Be it Kurt Weill or John Cale? Buy this. Now. Eternal gratitude to Image for putting this out and Amazon for accessing it. WARNING, CLICHE FOLLOWS (but it is true): One of the most personal and intense singers, one of the best songwriters, and one of the most facinating celebrities (these are generally conflicting things) of the latter half of the 20th century, Marianne Faithfull and the filmmakers brought her history and her art to my home. If you share these passions, you will click and let them be brought to yours.
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Summary: Stop reading my review and buy this. Now.
Review: Have a passion for music? Buy this. Now. Be it Kurt Weill or John Cale? Buy this. Now. Eternal gratitude to Image for putting this out and Amazon for accessing it. WARNING, CLICHE FOLLOWS (but it is true): One of the most personal and intense singers, one of the best songwriters, and one of the most facinating celebrities (these are generally conflicting things) of the latter half of the 20th century, Marianne Faithfull and the filmmakers brought her history and her art to my home. If you share these passions, you will click and let them be brought to yours.
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Summary: Major mistake
Review: Marianne was not married to Nicholas Dunbar...she was married to John Dunbar. Nicholas is their son. And lucky to have been born before the Uber-Narcissist Marianne went into drug neverland. I presume Marianne has disclosed in this video, as she did in her autobio, that she lost another child (a girl, Mick Jagger's child) due to anemia obviously caused by drugs. Her name would have been Corinna, it's said. I have not seen this DVD so can't judge it, but just wanted to clarify the family names. It would probably bug even Marianne to see that her ex-husband was mistaken for her son.
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Summary: Marianne Faithfull: A Legend
Review: This is an excellent documentary of a legend in her own time. Friends and family talk about Marianne's rise to fame in the 60s and her decline. Vintage clips of the young star singing and in interviews show a lovely young girl who was so animated and beautiful. Faithfull herself in interviewed and is frank and honest about her rise to fame. Her husband, Nicholas Dunbar, also talks about Marianne and his need to take their son from her due to her decline into drug addiction. Keith Richards, Anita Pallenberg, and Beverly Mayal speak about the drug busts while Marianne was with Mick Jagger and there is plenty of input from Faithfull and film clips. Marianne's return to music and creativity is an intriguing part of the documentary. Finely paced and indepth look at one of the most intriguing female artists to emerge from the 1960s who is more fascinating today than ever before. One need not be a Marianne Faithfull fan to enjoy this well produced documentary which takes us from a most unusual childhood to a woman who is well in charge of her artistic talents. This video ends with a special treat of a few songs performed in concert this year. I highly recommend this video as I was glued to the screen.
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