I Am The Rain King: Be Here to Love Me: A Film About Townes Van Zandt

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"Before you know it as the years go by, you're just like other people you have seen, with all those peculiar human ailments. Just another vehicle for temper and vanity and rashness and all the rest. Who wants it? Who needs it? These things occupy the place where a man's soul should be." -- Henderson the Rain King

Friday, June 03, 2005

Be Here to Love Me: A Film About Townes Van Zandt

Tonight at SIFF we saw Be Here to Love Me: A Film About Townes Van Zandt. The film features lots of great footage of Townes, or as Steve Earle calls him 'the world's greatest song-writer', from interviews, home movies, concerts, TV appearances, etc. The footage is supplemented by interviews with Guy Clark, Willie Nelson, Steve Earle, Emmylou Harris, Kris Kristofferson, Joe Ely, Townes' family members and many others. Margaret Brown's director's statement is a good place to start to get a flavor for what kind of film she set out to make and how it differs from your typical music documentary. In my opinion she did an excellent job of delivering on her vision. The film was well executed, especially considering this is Brown's directorial debut, and seems very true to Townes' work and style. If your a fan of his music, or just a music fan then you'll probably enjoy this documentary.

Brown was present at the screening and said that she expects the film to be widely released in December. Expect to see a DVD with extra footage a couple of months after the film leaves theaters.

1 Comments:

Anonymous said...

That's a must see for me! Thanks for the info, can't wait to get it on DVD!