Film
Amazing Grace (U)
Dir. Alan Elliott, Sydney Pollack, US, 2018, 88 mins.
With. Aretha Franklin, Reverend James Cleveland, C.L. Franklin.
Almost 50 years after technical issues scuppered its original release, Sydney Pollack’s concert film about Aretha Franklin’s legendary gospel album Amazing Grace finally makes it to the big screen, and is already being hailed as one of the finest music documentaries ever made. This extraordinary document of a truly remarkable figure in American music lets you witness Aretha Franklin as you've never seen her before. Nothing short of a revelation, soaring from one chill-inducing moment to another, this soul shaking, and transcendent film captures the energy of her performance in a way that is nothing short of electrifying.
With. Aretha Franklin, Reverend James Cleveland, C.L. Franklin.
Almost 50 years after technical issues scuppered its original release, Sydney Pollack’s concert film about Aretha Franklin’s legendary gospel album Amazing Grace finally makes it to the big screen, and is already being hailed as one of the finest music documentaries ever made. This extraordinary document of a truly remarkable figure in American music lets you witness Aretha Franklin as you've never seen her before. Nothing short of a revelation, soaring from one chill-inducing moment to another, this soul shaking, and transcendent film captures the energy of her performance in a way that is nothing short of electrifying.