Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Patti Smith

documentary

Very artsy, loving portrait of the singer/poet. Shot over a period of ten years, this presents her in a wide variety of places...performing, traveling, visiting friends, family. 

I'm afraid her appeal completely escaped me. She seemed completely without talent, grace, stage presence. She's tall, thin, physically awkward. I thought she looked for all the world like Iggy Pop and found myself baffled by the reaction her fans displayed. What exactly were they cheering?

I thought her music was grating, her "poetry" juvenile, simple-minded. 

Oh well, matter of taste, I guess.

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