Screamin' Jay Hawkins: I Put a Spell on Me (2001)
Screamin' Jay Hawkins: I Put a Spell on Me (2001)
DVDRip | MKV | 702x572 | x264 @ 2327 Kbps | English AC3 2.0 @ 224 Kbps | 102 min | 1,86 Gb
Genre: Documentary, Music
DVDRip | MKV | 702x572 | x264 @ 2327 Kbps | English AC3 2.0 @ 224 Kbps | 102 min | 1,86 Gb
Genre: Documentary, Music
Director: Nicholas Triandafyllidis
Writer: Nicholas Triandafyllidis
Stars: Frank Ash, Arthur Brown, Eric Burdon
The legendary Screamin’ Jay Hawkins was a great influence on many musicians and his performances were so highly provocative in their originality that even today they can be considered “revolutionary”. Screamin’ Jay Hawkins met Nicholas Triandafyllidis and commissioned him to make a documentary about his notorious life in and out of the music industry. Screaming Jay came to Greece and he gave his very last concerts in Thessaloniki and Athens, before his sudden death in Paris in 2000. Having been left a legacy of confidential sessions and footage of his final live performances, Triandafyllidis completed the film with a little help from Jay’s friends: Jim Jarmusch (director of Ghost Dog), Bo Diddley, Eric Burdon (The Animals), Rudi Protrudi, Diamanda Galas, Arthur Brown (The Crazy Word of Arthur Brown), Andre Williams and others.
The director adores Screaming Jay. This is not a cold, academic approach to his work. It is the study of a genious by a man who clearly knows what he's doing. The interviews from Jarmush and Diamanda Gallas were great touches and the whole thing plays great - you never get bored with it.
All in all, one of the best documentaries on a cult icon I've seen for years.
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Screamin' Jay Hawkins: I Put a Spell on Me (2001)
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