| Edition |
Special ed. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet. |
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two-dimensional moving image tdi rdacontent |
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video v rdamedia |
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videodisc vd rdacarrier |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 532 |
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Criterion collection ; 532.
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| System Details |
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1 aspect ratio) presentation; Dolby Digital mono. |
| Language |
In English; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH) |
| Cast |
Howard Armstrong, Ted Bogan, James "Yank" Rachell, "Banjo" Ikey Robinson. |
| Credits |
Cinematography, John Knoop and Chris Li ; editor, Victoria Lewis. |
| Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1985. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
Documents the obscure country blues musician and idiosyncratic visual artist, Howard 'Louie Bluie' Armstrong, member of the last known black string band in America. Director Terry Zwigoff honors him with an unsentimental but endlessly affectionate tribute. Full of infectious music and comedy, this is a humane evocation of the kind of pop-cultural marginalia that Zwigoff would continue to make in the coming years. |
| Note |
Special features: Commentary by director Terry Zwigoff; Unused footage ("State Street Rag", "Nothing in this world for me", A snow dilemma, ".38 Pistol Blues", A grand rascal, "You're nobody until somebody loves you", Waltz, Blues jam, "Mean mistreater blues", "Old Joe Clark", Yank's story); Stills gallery. Booklet: "Something old, new, borrowed, and Bluie" essay by Michael Sragow. |
| Contents |
Plain old Louie Bluie -- Mr. Black Gable -- LaFollette, Tennessee -- All in the family -- Ain't nothin' but a bird -- Supply of talk exceeds the demand -- Cheat you fair -- Color bars. |
| Subject |
Armstrong, Howard, 1909-2003.
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African American musicians -- Biography.
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African American artists -- Biography.
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African Americans -- Music.
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Blues (Music).
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| Genre/Form |
Biographical films.
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Documentary films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Zwigoff, Terry. Producer. Director.
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Knoop, John. Cinematographer.
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Li, Christopher. Cinematographer.
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Lewis, Victoria. Film editor.
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Armstrong, Howard, 1909-2003. Interviewee.
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Bogan, Ted, 1910-1990. Interviewee.
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Rachell, Yank. Interviewee.
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Robinson, Ikey, 1904-1990. Interviewee.
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Superior Pictures.
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Criterion Collection (Firm).
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Janus Films.
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| Added Title |
Louie Bluie (Motion picture)
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| ISBN |
9781604653113 |
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1604653116 |
| Standard No. |
715515061513 |
| Music No. |
CC1923D The Criterion Collection |
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