Plot & Details
Directed by Jeroen Berkvens, this documentary traces the life of British rocker Nick Drake, who, after a successful musical career during the late '60s and early '70s, died of a possibly accidental overdose of prescription antidepressants in his parents' home in 1974. Berkvens takes a chronological view of Drake's life, beginning with his youth in Burma, where his father was stationed as an engineer, to Cambridge, where he was able to emerge as a musician, to London, the birthplace of his three acclaimed albums, and ultimately to his parents' home, where he eventually succumbed to his long-term battle with depression. The 48-minute documentary includes musical clips, photographs, footage of his various home environments, and interviews with his surviving family, friends, and associates.
- MPAA Rating: Not Yet Rated
- Genre(s): Documentary,Special Interest
- Run Time: 50min.
- Theatrical Release Date: 05/17/2002
- Distributor(s): Roxie Releasing
- Director(s): Jeroen Berkvens
- Starring: Gabrielle Drake , Joe Boyd , Brian Thomas Wells , John Wood , Robert Kirby
- Themes: Mental Illness,Musician's Life,Tortured Genius
- Tone: Elegiac,Intimate,Melancholy,Poignant,Wistful
- Keywords: British,career-retrospective,folk-rock,isolation,life-story,loneliness,loner,rock-music,singer,songwriter
- Country of Origin: USA - Limited (05-07-2004)
- Language: English
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