Bill Frisell: A Portrait

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Bill Frisell: A Portrait

2017

1h 54m

Documentary

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Filmmaker Emma Frantz's salute to guitarist Bill Frisell provides an immersion into the creative world of the prolific composer and bandleader, Grammy Award winner, and Downbeat Guitarist of the Year for 10 consecutive years.

John DeFore

The Hollywood Reporter

12/21/2017

A feel-good treat for Frisell's legion of fans.

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

12/14/2017

"A Portrait" may not make Frisell's biography fascinating, but it does give the proper due to a guitarist whose music flows like water into any handy vessel.

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Alan Scherstuhl

Village Voice

12/12/2017

Much applause to Franz for recognizing that and emphasizing above all else what Frisell will be remembered for: that sound, those songs, those bands, that habit of listening.

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Amelie Lasker

FF2 Media

08/26/2018

3/5

This movie is not going to pull you along: rather, you have to be willing to sit with Bill and his friends and listen to the music carefully.

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Daniel Eagan

Film Journal International

12/06/2017

Bill Frisell: A Portrait presents an exceptionally talented artist who is able to pursue whatever direction his genius takes him.

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10/12/2017

I had heard the name Bill Frisell many times but had never bought his albums or any of the many collaborations he has done with many other artists in a wide range of styles. In this film, Bill Frisell's grin is infectious, and it draws you into his world of gentle guitar sounds that are really, out of this world. The other musicians interviewed say he can play "out" with the most "out" musicians, and then fit like a tailored glove into an indie/pop artist's music with harmony. He plays a lot of harmonics which I've always loved to hear on the electric guitar. And he has so many guitars! Yes, we get to see THE CLOSET! His wife is a painter just to complete the circle of creativity around this guy. Highly recommended for musicians and audience folk alike.

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Filmmaker Emma Frantz's salute to guitarist Bill Frisell provides an immersion into the creative world of the prolific composer and bandleader, Grammy Award winner, and Downbeat Guitarist of the Year for 10 consecutive years.

Director: Emma Franz
Producer: Emma Franz
Screenwriter: Emma Franz
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 2, 2018
Runtime: 1h 54m