CiNEMERCATOR - Sydney Pollack AMAZING GRACE 1972
Filmlover,
Merthe Voorhoeve,
Andreas van Riet,
Maaike Hasselaar
& Elisabeth van Vliet,
each are programming 1 precious film per month. That's 4 precious films per month!
CiNEMERCATOR
doors open 19:00
start 20:00
ticket 3€
17-6
Alan Elliott/Sydney Pollack
AMAZING GRACE
1972/2018
In this beautiful concert film, documenting a performance given by Aretha Franklin in 1972, the Queen of Soul shines like no other. The footage was originally shot by Hollywood director Sydney Pollack, but due to technical problems it remained locked away in a vault for decades, until director Alan Elliott finally assembled it in 2018. The film was released shortly after Franklin’s passing.
The concert offers a wonderful portrait of a then 30-year-old Franklin, performing in the gospel tradition in which she was raised and which remained deeply her own. Through her music, she bridges the world of traditional churchgoers and the pop icons of the era, all of whom made the journey to the Baptist church to hear Aretha sing.
This film is chosen by Maaike
Do you want to receive our
