The soul of a man [videorecording] /Martin Scorsese presents ; a Road Movies/Vulcan production ; in association with Cappa Productions and Jigsaw Productions ; producer, Margaret Bodde ; produced by Alex Gibney ; written & directed by Wim Wenders.
Contributor(s): Fishburne, Larry | Scorsese, Martin | Bodde, Margaret | Gibney, Alex | Wenders, Wim | Columbia Music Video (Firm) | Road Movies Filmproduktion | Vulcan Productions | Cappa Productions | Jigsaw Productions.
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Visual materialSeries: The blues, a musical journey. Publisher: New York : Columbia Music Video, c2003Edition: Widescreen format.Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 100 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.ISBN: 0738903795.Uniform titles: Martin Scorsese presents the blues (Television program) Subject(s): Blues (Music) -- History | Blues (Music) -- History | Blues music -- History | VideodiscsGenre/Form: Documentary television programs. | DVD-Video discs.DDC classification: 781.643/09 Adult
DVD; stereo.; 5.1 surround.
Narrated by Laurence Fishburne.
Director of photography, Lisa Rinsler ; edited by Mathilda Bonnefoy.
Originally produced for television in 2003.
Includes optional commentary by Wim Wenders, bonus performances, outtake from the silent film "The visit to the plantation," director interview, biography, and filmography, trailer, and web addresses.
Container and disc label erroneously state program running time is ca. 127 min.
Looks at the history of blues music, focusing closely on the lives and musical careers of Skip James, Blind Willie Johnson, and J.B. Lenoir, with a fictional sequence, archival footage, documentary scenes, and covers of their songs.
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