
The Last Waltz
Director: Martin Scorsese Run Time: 117 min. Release Year: 1978
Starring: Garth Hudson, Levon Helm, Richard Manuel, Rick Danko, Robbie Robertson
Screening as part of a/perture’s Summer Music Festival, sponsored by Blanco Tackabery.
Martin Scorsese’s documentary intertwines footage from “The Band’s” incredible farewell tour with probing backstage interviews and featured performances by Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, and other rock legends.
“Music has always driven and structured key scenes in Scorsese’s films. The transition from using music in the service of filmmaking in his fictional works to using film in the service of music in his documentaries is not unexpected, given how central narrative is to both approaches.” ~ Ohad Landesman, Reverse Shot