72SSIFF - 20/28 September 2024
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Neil Young Trunk Show: Scenes from a Concert

Jonathan Demme
USA
Synopsis
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Jonathan Demme presents an as yet unfinished version of Neil Young Trunk Show, with Young in the middle of a stage full of personal icons, at times alone in the centre of a circle of his beloved acoustic guitars, at others in the midst of a handful of much-beloved musicians Ben Keith, Rick Rosas, Ralph Molina, Anthony Crawford and Pegi Young. There are delicately offered piano/guitar/voice numbers like "Ambulance Blues" and "Mexico"; mesmerizing electric travelogues into the artist's psyche ("No Hidden Path"); searing, chaotic anthems like "Hurricane" and "Spirit Road"; and rarely performed pieces, like "Harvest", that provide glimpses of Young's less public persona. Shot with a mix of video and film cameras, mostly handheld, Neil Young Trunk Show follows the assembling and presenting of a concert in breathtakingly intimate fashion, catching lighter moments backstage and between songs.
Director
Jonathan Demme
Photography
Declan Quinn
Edition
Glenn Allen
Music
Neil Young
Cast
Neil Young, Pegi Young, Ralph Molina, Rick Rosas, Ben Keith, Anthony Crawford, Eric Johnson, Cary Kemp
Running Time
90 m.
Country
USA
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