David Crosby: Remember My Name

Documentaire
    Réalisé par A.J Eaton • Écrit par A.J Eaton
    États-Unis • 2019 • 90 minutes • Couleur
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Résumé

Il a été l’un des artistes emblématiques de l’Amérique hippie des années 1960 et 1970. Après une période couronnée de succès au sein des Byrds, puis du groupe Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young – point culminant de son parcours musical –, David Crosby a connu une carrière solo plus confidentielle. Mais ces dernières années, le vétéran de la folk est revenu sur le devant de la scène. Entouré de jeunes musiciens, il a sorti en 2014 et 2016 deux albums salués par la critique. Dans cet émouvant portrait à cœur ouvert, l’artiste au caractère bien trempé, né en 1941, revient sur plus de quatre décennies de carrière, notamment sur la grande époque de la chanson contestataire, les excès et les problèmes personnels qu’il a traversés dans les années 1980, et le nouveau départ musical qu’il a pris à l’automne de sa vie.

"A triumph at Sundance, this inspired collaboration between director A.J. Eaton and producer Cameron Crowe coaxes Crosby, member of three major groups in music history (The Byrds; Crosby, Stills & Nash; and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young), into unflinching candor as the singer-
songwriter confronts mortality and assesses the damage of earlier days. At the same time, his redemptive journey back to music is universally inspiring and uplifting, bearing an emotional impact that transcends the rock documentary genre.
In the illuminating twilight of his days as a living legend, “Croz” has chosen living over the legend. He’s making less money but more music than ever, hitting the road despite serious health issues, surrounded by young players who have helped inspire a critically-acclaimed creative streak of fresh songs, albums, and performances. As a troubled talent but uncompromising and principled spirit whose voice has been harmoniously woven into the fabric of pop culture and music royalty since the mid-1960s (first with the Byrds but most famously as a founding member of the supergroup Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young), Crosby finally distinguishes himself as a masterful raconteur and unsparingly self-aware survivor.
Taking viewers through soaring career highs, along with the chemical variety that led to ravaging addictions and serious prison time, David Crosby: Remember My Name explodes myths and sheds profound new light on all the music, politics, and personalities that crossed his incredible — and ongoing — path. Only Crowe and Eaton could have composed a cinematic portrait so intimate and unforgettable."

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