• Down From the Mountain (2001)

    When the time came for the Coen Brothers to find the music for their Southern period piece comedy, "O Brother, Where Art Thou?," they asked record producer T Bone Burnett to lend a hand. The resulting "Down From The Mountain" documents the evening's concert, complete with backstage preparations and rehearsals. Co-produced by Frazer Pennebaker, the film by D A Pennebaker, Chris Hegedus and Nick Doob captures a joyous and free-spirited celebration of a truly American musical form.

Down From the Mountain
75
metacriticBased on 12 Critics

Release Date: June 15th, 2001

DVD Release Date: October 23rd, 2001

G |1 hr 38 min

Plot Summary

When the time came for the Coen Brothers to find the music for their Southern period piece comedy, "O Brother, Where Art Thou?," they asked record producer T Bone Burnett to lend a hand. The resulting "Down From The Mountain" documents the evening's concert, complete with backstage preparations and rehearsals. Co-produced by Frazer Pennebaker, the film by D A Pennebaker, Chris Hegedus and Nick Doob captures a joyous and free-spirited celebration of a truly American musical form.

Cast: T Bone Burnett, Terry Bulger, Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Tim Blake Nelson, Ralph Stanley, Chris Thomas King, Emmylou Harris

Director: Chris Hegedus , D.A. Pennebaker , Nick Doob

Genres: Documentary

Distributors: Cowboy Pictures

Keywords: 2000s , Engaging , House , Emotional , Spirited ,

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Ratings & Reviews

  • 75
    Michael WilmingtonChicago Tribune

    A delightful concert documentary that proves once more what a neglected masterpiece the Coen Brothers gave us last year in their Depression chain-gang odyssey, "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"

  • 75
    Carrie RickeyPhiladelphia Inquirer

    If the heart of the film is Hartford, who late in his struggle with cancer conveys the luminous colors of a man at his twilight, its soul is Welch. show more

  • 75
    Jack MathewsNew York Daily News

    Good music stands alone, and the documentary is jaunty fun. show more

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