The Man, His World, His Music
by Robert Elfstrom
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Actor: Anita Carter, Helen Carter, Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash, Mother Maybelle CarterDirector: Robert Elfstrom
Cinematographer: Robert Elfstrom
Writer: Robert Elfstrom
Editor: Lawrence Silk
Producer: Arthur Barron
Producer: Evelyn Barron
Producer: Roy Herkin
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Stereo
Format: Color, DVD-Video, Import, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 94 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-06-13
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Music Video Distributors
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Movie Review: An unvarnished look at the man and his music during his glory days
Summary: 3 Stars
This DVD shows Johnny Cash during the heyday of his career in the late sixties. I want to say it shows him "in his prime," but that is a matter of debate. Even though he was not at the height of his powers physically, the series of recordings that he did at the end of his life with producer Rick Rubin is among his best work. This production highlights that phase of his career when he and June Carter Cash were riding the wave of hit songs that made him a household name in country music and beyond.
Raw concert performances of a number of those songs, including "Ring of Fire," "Daddy Sings Bass," "Folsom Prison Blues," and "Jackson," are found along with rare recordings of lesser-known songs. This includes a couple of gospel songs and some guest appearances, that include a solo performance by Carl Perkins on "Blue Suede Shoes" and a duet with Bob Dylan. Cash and Dylan clearly warm-up to each other, smiling as the song progresses from opposing microphones. It's enjoyable throughout the DVD to see a healthy Cash singing in such a strong voice.
Footage of Cash backstage, on the road in a motorhome, and interacting with family and friends is also provided. Cash comes across as a down-to-earth guy who relates well with ordinary people. He doesn't try to impress, and never postures for the camera. It's an unadorned look with no narration or graphics.
The music is country with a little bit of folk and gospel. The sound and picture quality is a little more than acceptable, but the content is historic. This is the music that made him famous.
The varied settings--a prison performance, a concert on a reservation, a trip to Wounded Knee, a song sung at home, or in the woods with a wounded crow, provide moving moments in the life of a man, who despite his success was humble and kind to others.
This is a must for the Cash collector and worth exploring for those looking for a mix of documentary and performance from the early life of a music legend.
In an interview on the DVD, Cash says, "Singing seems to help a troubled soul." This DVD provides a glimpse of the many people and the man himself who were helped on their way through the singing of simple songs about everyday life.
3.5 stars
Summary of The Man, His World, His Music
UK DVD in 0 format features a 90 minute program with many rare clips including classic duets with June Carter, Carl Perkins & Bob Dylan. Featuring 21 tracks as well as unique footage of Cash relaxing with family & friends. This is a fascinating 'fly on the wall' documentary mainly shot on tour in the late '60s. Extra features include a discography & the facility to play individual tracks. 2000 Cherry Red release.This has the unmistakable whiff of opportunism about it?-there is no structure, no narration, nothing by way of accompanying information, and much of the concert footage looks like it was filmed by someone whose other eye was engaged reading the instruction manual for the camera. Despite--or, just maybe, because of--these limitations, it offers some genuine revelations of its subject. And, in fairness, the concert footage that is filmed properly is marvelous.
The material collected here was apparently filmed in the late '60s and offers a series of snapshots of Cash on one of his famously interminable tours. He is shown playing to audiences of fans, maximum-security prisoners, and feather-clad Native American dignitaries, and he is shown away from the stage, playing cards on the tour bus, jamming with friends, and further reinforcing his then-unfashionable interest in Native American issues with a visit to the site of the Wounded Knee massacre. Also of interest are the other performers that wander through this random travelogue: Cash's wife, June Carter Cash, in a duet with him on "Jackson"; Cash's lead guitarist, Carl Perkins, taking the spotlight to sing his creation "Blue Suede Shoes"; and, best of all, Cash, grinning from ear to ear and quite unabashedly overawed, recording a glorious duet of Billy Edd Wheeler's "Blistered" with an insouciant, gum-chewing Bob Dylan. --Andrew Mueller, Amazon.co.uk
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