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12/30/06
Down from the Mountain (2001)
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Reviews Counted: 31 Fresh: 30 Rotten:1 Average Rating: 7.5/10
Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins
Theatrical Release: Jun 15, 2001 Limited
Synopsis: The musicians behind the Soggy Bottom Boys, which is the name of the fictional bluegrass band in the Coen brothers's movie O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU?, are featured in this documentary, which centers on a bluegrass concert in Nashville, Tennessee given by the bands that contributed to O... [More]
Genre: Musical & Performing Arts
Starring: T-Bone Burnett, Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, John Hartford, Holly Hunter
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01/26/06
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A beautifully done record of a very unusual event – and one that inadvertently serves as a testament to John Hartford, making it a very special document of musical history.
02/18/04
Now if you're looking for an in-depth study of the music, look elsewhere. This movie is strictly about the one event [a benefit concert (for the Country Music Hall of Fame 2001)].
12/08/02
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08/09/02
The music is grand, the performances are direct and Down From the Mountain is unpretentious in its presentation of both.
01/06/02
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In her performances and asides to the documentarians, it is Welch who best articulates why this music is so moving.
11/08/01
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11/07/01
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10/29/01
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Has the ease of a casual get-together by musicians who enjoy jamming with each other and who give us the privilege to sit there and listen and watch.
10/27/01
Hardly a groundbreaking concert movie, but it's a creditably agreeable one.
10/25/01
It's impossible to deny the unalloyed joy that the film gives the spectator.
10/21/01
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