Thursday, 19 February 2015

20 Feet from Stardom
Dir: Morgan Neville
2013
****
Morgan Neville's Oscar winning film (best Documentary, 2014) is a real eye-opener and a bit of a revelation. I once worked within the music industry, I know it can be corrupt at times and many a star is paid badly but I had no idea that such a small group of people sang pretty much every classic song ever made but without any recognition. The vast catalog of hugely successful songs that these ladies have sung on is astounding and it's about time that they were celebrated and credited like this. The music is sublime and the true lives are heartbreaking but it's the overall travesty that they've essentially been cheated that will really get to you. A very well constructed documentary with plenty of well known talking heads and behind the scenes truths. You will want to buy the soundtrack immediately after watching.

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