The Devil and Daniel Johnston
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- Synopsis
- A decade after wowing critics with his debut feature Half Japanese: The Band That Would Be King, director Jeff Feuerzeig finally delivered his sophomore effort -- a documentary about the life and music of singer/songwriter Daniel Johnston....
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- Starring
- Daniel Johnston, Mabel Johnston, Bill Johnston, Kathy McCarty, Jeff Tatrakov
- Director(s)
- Jeff Feuerzeig
- Distributor(s)
- Sony Classics
- MPAA Rating
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 110 min.
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Critic Reviews
A one-of-a-kind cinematic experience. This musician may not be a genius along the lines of Brain Wilson, as Feuerzeig claims, but Johnston has a knack for revealing innermost thoughts in an offhand way that is eerie and uncanny.Read the full review
By the time Feuerzeig gets to his final shot--an artful portrait of Johnston's parents, with their son looming over them like a curse--he's emerged with the most harrowing and aesthetically keen portrait of madness and artistic inspiration since "Crumb."Read the full review
Whatever one's opinion of Johnston's art, this is documentary filmmaking at its finest.Read the full review
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