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Directed by | AJ Schnack |
Produced by | Ravi Anne |
Starring | Kurt Cobain |
Narrated by | Kurt Cobain |
Cinematography | Wyatt Troll |
Edited by | AJ Schnack |
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Distributed by | Balcony Releasing |
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97 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Kurt Cobain: About a Son is a 2006 American documentary film about American rock musician Kurt Cobain, directed by AJ Schnack[1] and produced by Sidetrack Films. It consists of excerpts from the audio recordings journalist Michael Azerrad made of the interviews he conducted with Cobain for the book Come as You Are: The Story of Nirvana, set over ambient cinematography of the places in Washington where Cobain grew up: Aberdeen, Olympia, and Seattle.[1][2]
The film debuted at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival and played at numerous other film festivals, and it was nominated for the Truer Than Fiction Award at the 22nd Independent Spirit Awards. The DVD release of the film, which was released by Shout! Factory in February 2008, includes interviews with and commentary by Azerrad and Schnack.[3] Shout! Factory also released the film on Blu-ray on October 6, 2009.[4]
Soundtrack[edit]
- Steve Fisk & Benjamin Gibbard – Overture
- «Motorcycle Song» – Arlo Guthrie
- «It’s Late» – Queen
- «Downed» – Cheap Trick
- «Eye Flys» – Melvins
- Audio: Punk Rock
- «My Family’s a Little Weird» – MDC
- «Banned in D.C.» – Bad Brains
- «Up Around the Bend» – Creedence Clearwater Revival
- «Kerosene» – Big Black
- «Put Some Sugar on It» – Half Japanese
- «Include Me Out» – Young Marble Giants
- «Round Two» – Pasties
- «Son of a Gun» – The Vaselines
- «Graveyard» – Butthole Surfers
- Audio: Hardcore Was Dead
- «Owner’s Lament» – Scratch Acid
- «Iris» – The Breeders
- «Touch Me I’m Sick» – Mudhoney
- Audio: Car Radio
- «The Passenger» – Iggy Pop
- «Star Sign» – Teenage Fanclub
- «The Bourgeois Blues» – Lead Belly
- «New Orleans Instrumental No. 1» – R.E.M.
- Audio: The Limelight
- «The Man Who Sold the World» – David Bowie
- «Museum» – Mark Lanegan
- «Indian Summer» – Ben Gibbard
Accolades[edit]
- Best Documentary – 2007 San Diego Film Festival[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine allmusic.com. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
- ^ «Kurt Cobain: About A Son»: Behind the Movie That’s Moving Audiences to Tears rollingstone.com. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
- ^ Kurt Cobain — About a Son amazon.com. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
- ^ Kurt Cobain: About A Son [Blu-ray] amazon.com. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
- ^ «Award Winners». August 28, 2010. Archived from the original on August 28, 2010. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Kurt Cobain About a Son at AllMovie
- Kurt Cobain About a Son at IMDb
- Kurt Cobain: About a Son at Rotten Tomatoes
Kurt Cobain: About a Son | |
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Theatrical release poster |
|
Directed by | AJ Schnack |
Produced by | Ravi Anne |
Starring | Kurt Cobain |
Narrated by | Kurt Cobain |
Cinematography | Wyatt Troll |
Edited by | AJ Schnack |
Music by |
|
Distributed by | Balcony Releasing |
Release dates |
|
Running time |
97 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Kurt Cobain: About a Son is a 2006 American documentary film about American rock musician Kurt Cobain, directed by AJ Schnack[1] and produced by Sidetrack Films. It consists of excerpts from the audio recordings journalist Michael Azerrad made of the interviews he conducted with Cobain for the book Come as You Are: The Story of Nirvana, set over ambient cinematography of the places in Washington where Cobain grew up: Aberdeen, Olympia, and Seattle.[1][2]
The film debuted at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival and played at numerous other film festivals, and it was nominated for the Truer Than Fiction Award at the 22nd Independent Spirit Awards. The DVD release of the film, which was released by Shout! Factory in February 2008, includes interviews with and commentary by Azerrad and Schnack.[3] Shout! Factory also released the film on Blu-ray on October 6, 2009.[4]
Soundtrack[edit]
- Steve Fisk & Benjamin Gibbard – Overture
- «Motorcycle Song» – Arlo Guthrie
- «It’s Late» – Queen
- «Downed» – Cheap Trick
- «Eye Flys» – Melvins
- Audio: Punk Rock
- «My Family’s a Little Weird» – MDC
- «Banned in D.C.» – Bad Brains
- «Up Around the Bend» – Creedence Clearwater Revival
- «Kerosene» – Big Black
- «Put Some Sugar on It» – Half Japanese
- «Include Me Out» – Young Marble Giants
- «Round Two» – Pasties
- «Son of a Gun» – The Vaselines
- «Graveyard» – Butthole Surfers
- Audio: Hardcore Was Dead
- «Owner’s Lament» – Scratch Acid
- «Iris» – The Breeders
- «Touch Me I’m Sick» – Mudhoney
- Audio: Car Radio
- «The Passenger» – Iggy Pop
- «Star Sign» – Teenage Fanclub
- «The Bourgeois Blues» – Lead Belly
- «New Orleans Instrumental No. 1» – R.E.M.
- Audio: The Limelight
- «The Man Who Sold the World» – David Bowie
- «Museum» – Mark Lanegan
- «Indian Summer» – Ben Gibbard
Accolades[edit]
- Best Documentary – 2007 San Diego Film Festival[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine allmusic.com. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
- ^ «Kurt Cobain: About A Son»: Behind the Movie That’s Moving Audiences to Tears rollingstone.com. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
- ^ Kurt Cobain — About a Son amazon.com. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
- ^ Kurt Cobain: About A Son [Blu-ray] amazon.com. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
- ^ «Award Winners». August 28, 2010. Archived from the original on August 28, 2010. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Kurt Cobain About a Son at AllMovie
- Kurt Cobain About a Son at IMDb
- Kurt Cobain: About a Son at Rotten Tomatoes
- Cast & crew
- User reviews
- Trivia
Курт Кобейн: Рассказ о сыне
Original title: Kurt Cobain About a Son
- 20062006
- Not RatedNot Rated
- 1h 36m
In this visual essay style documentary, intimate audio of journalist Michael Azerrad’s interviews with Kurt Cobain is played over more recently photographed footage of Cobain’s Washington st… Read allIn this visual essay style documentary, intimate audio of journalist Michael Azerrad’s interviews with Kurt Cobain is played over more recently photographed footage of Cobain’s Washington state homes and haunts.In this visual essay style documentary, intimate audio of journalist Michael Azerrad’s interviews with Kurt Cobain is played over more recently photographed footage of Cobain’s Washington state homes and haunts.
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The OFFICIAL story.
This is the official story. I don’t think many people realise that that a lot of the stuff written about Kurt and Nirvana was either sensationalised, or just completely made up. This story though is one of the very few true stories. It is based on Michael Azerrad’s book, «Come As You Are», which was official and was made with the help of the band, and their friend’s and families.
This movie is made WITH the actual discussions of Kurt with Michael. So the entire movie is basically just Kurt talking, and the movie makers then just added pictures to what Kurt was talking about.
Sometimes it’s a photograph or a painting, but a lot of the time it is actual footage of the people and places in this story, and it makes it so much easier to visualise what Kurt is talking about, when it presented so well for you like that.
If you have read the book, this is like a watered down version of that, but it is still worth a watch because you are hearing it from Kurt himself, and you are hearing the quotes in their original form. For the book, some of the quotes were taken apart and put in different stages in the story to make it fit together properly. So here it is in it’s raw form which is interesting. And there are a few things that didn’t make the book.
I really liked the visual aspect though. Some said it should have just been an audio CD, well I completely disagree, (as do other people). The pictures visualise everything for you, so you get the full emotional experience. Your mind doesn’t have to wander around, trying to think about what Kurt is saying. The pictures are already here for you, so it gives you time to think about what Kurt is actually saying. It also shows you a lot of things that are in the story. The actual places Kurt lived and hung out etc. Hearing him talking and seeing the footage of this stuff just seemed to fit together perfectly, and it surprises me that some people didn’t appreciate that.
Seeing Olympia, Aberdeen, and Montesano etc.. it helps show the story that is being told.
Basically this gets two thumbs up from me. It’s a must watch for a Nirvana / Kurt fan, and probably an interesting watch for people who aren’t even fans.
My only notes to you would be that it is pretty sad, and also it a VERY thinned out version of what you get from the book, so if you want more, you really should get the book too.
- frankzappayay
- Apr 4, 2008
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