7.0
Western Stars
2019
David Byrne's American Utopia (2020)
September 10, 20201h 45mEN
7.6
83 votes
Overview
A filmed version of David Byrne's Broadway show, a unifying musical celebration that inspires audiences to connect to each other and to the global community.
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Spike LeeWriter
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Released
Original Language
English
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ParticipantRiver Road EntertainmentWarner Music GroupTodomundo40 Acres and a Mule FilmworksRadicalMedia
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10.0If 'Stop Making Sense' is a film of awe, 'David Byrne's American Utopia' is a film of ecstasy - the ecstasy of being alive, of creating, of connecting, of hoping, of healing, of uniting. That ecstasy is in every breathless moment of what we're seeing on stage, and every bombastic moment of the filmmaking itself. The only way this could possibly be better is if you were sitting in the Hudson Theatre yourself - and even then, you might lose the singular magic of this film. Great art speaks directly to the human soul, tells us that we are seen and that we are all in this together. 'David Byrne's…
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