
Gimme Shelter
Taste attributes: documentarymusicthrillermusic/dancefastfresh & originalrealisticlinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentary
"The music that thrilled the world ... and the killing that stunned it!"
Boxlist takeA grounded, original documentary: contained and emotional. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
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- Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
The landmark documentary about the tragically ill-fated Rolling Stones free concert at Altamont Speedway on December 6, 1969. Only four months earlier, Woodstock defined the Love Generation; now it lay in ruins on a desolate racetrack six miles outside of San Francisco.
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- Genre
- Documentary
- Year
- 1970
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Maysles Films
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