
Zappa
Taste attributes: musicdocumentarymusic/dancebiographyhistoricalslowfresh & originalwholesomeheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questsocial commentary
"Save the Vault. Tell the Story."
Boxlist takeRealistic and stirring: an original documentary, slow-burning rather than fast. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
Taste details
Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
Quality rating
7.5 /10
TMDB · 25 votes
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What lines up
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
With the help of more than 10,000 dedicated Zappa fans, this is the long-awaited definitive documentary project of Alex Winter documenting the life and career of enigmatic groundbreaking rock star Frank Zappa. Alex also utilizes in this picture thousands of hours of painstakingly digitized videos, photos, audio, writing, and everything in between from Zappa's private archives. These chronicles have never been brought to a public audience before, until now.
Synopsis: TMDB
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Details
- Genre
- Music
- Year
- 2020
- Runtime
- 129 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Trouper Productions
- Taste scores
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