the film's excellent narrative, which is rarely present in other music documentaries, can help the film win the audience's love. — Michael Buckle, president of Sony Classics, behind the
scenes making
Rodriguez's music has a strong 1960s flavor, and his clear voice is somewhat similar to that of Cat Stevens, The poetic lyrics about city life and blue-collar hardships are reminiscent of the work of Bob Dylan. The South African writer Rian Malan, who appears in the film, calls Rodriguez a "true American icon," in the style of Neil Young and Dylan.
At the time, Rodriguez was living in a dilapidated house in Detroit with no telephone and a stove that needed charcoal to make a fire. But his rebellious songs like "Establishment Blues" resonated with young South Africans who questioned the establishment and believed in liberalism. Today, Rodriguez, who is 70 years old, still lives in the dilapidated house of the year.
At the beginning of the filming, Bender Jean Raul encountered many problems, such as the lack of footage of Rodriguez before 1998. But inspired by the 2008 animated documentary "Waltzing with Bashir," Bender asked Lauer to draw a series of pictures in pencil on his kitchen table to help recreate Rodriguez's Detroit life in animation. Childhood life scenes. Bender Jean Lauer also spent $150 on a computer program and composed the soundtrack himself.
By early 2011, Bender Jean Lauer had spent three years making the documentary independently, and he himself was close to bankruptcy. Bender asked Lauer to recall that his father called him every week to persuade him to give up, but Bender had made Lauer less interested in anything other than making the film. By early 2011, Bender had made Lauer $80,000 for the documentary.
During what Bender Jean Lauer called the "dark days", he finally had to go back to his old business, filming the lives of two Swedish fashion bloggers for a local TV show. Bender later sent Lauer to California for filming, and seized a break from work to interview music producer Steve Rowland. The producer worked with Rodriguez and keeps precious old photos of the singer.
On the way back to Sweden, Bender forced Raul to make a brief stop in London due to the cancellation of his flight. Even during this time, he called Simon Chinn, a well-known documentary filmmaker, and begged him to give himself 15 minutes. Bender asked Lauer to recall that he said to the well-known producer at the time: "I have a story comparable to The Man on the Wire." The Man on the Tightrope is a film made by Zion about the high-altitude stuntman Phili A documentary by Philippe Petit. After seeing some footage from the finished film, Zion signed on to become a producer on the film, which on the one hand brought money for the shooting and on the other hand improved the overall production of the film. The film's popularity.
In November 2011, Bender Jean Lauer's film entered the Sundance Film Festival and was selected as the opening film. In addition, thanks to a $400,000 grant from the Swedish Film Academy, Bender Jean Lauer Lauer was able to finish production ahead of the film's release in January. As the film was so well received at Sundance, Bender asked Lauer to keep the soundtrack and pencil drawings he made.
Sony Classics had already made the soundtrack and pencil drawings before Sundance . One of the reasons for the decision, according to co-president Michael Barker, is that the film has an excellent narrative, which is unusual in other music documentaries. Rare existence, which can help the film win the love of the audience.
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film was originally planned to be made into a short film. The filming visit lasted as long as six years. Director Bender made Raul nearly bankrupt to shoot it. He also personally The film created the soundtrack.
· Bender Jean Lauer once called the famous American documentary filmmaker Simon Chinn (Simon Chinn) and told him that he had a "tightrope walker" story. Finally, after watching some completed film clips, Qien signed on to become the producer of the film, which on the one hand brought funds to the shooting and on the other hand increased the popularity of the whole film.
· At the end of 2011, the film was selected as the opening film of the 2012 Sundance Independent Film Festival in the United States. Plus, thanks to a $400,000 grant from the Swedish Film Institute, Bender allowed Lauer to finish production ahead of the film's January release.
· At the beginning of the filming, Bender Jean Raul encountered many problems, such as the lack of footage of Rodriguez before 1998. But inspired by the 2008 animated documentary "Waltzing with Bashir," Bender asked Lauer to draw a series of pictures in pencil on his kitchen table to help recreate Rodriguez's Detroit life in animation. Childhood life scenes.
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