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Aretha franklin gospel album 19724/7/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The reason for that seems clear: Amazing Grace is not just a concert movie, but a gospel music concert movie, and one filmed in a church. And a good concert film is the next best thing.īut even among the pantheon of great concert docs, the long-lost Amazing Grace - which Sydney Pollack filmed over two nights in 1972, as Aretha Franklin recorded the live album of the same name that would become one of her most acclaimed - is an extraordinary film, one that seems like it could stir even the most skeptical soul. Which makes perfect sense, since concerts are experiential at a concert, you don’t just listen to the music, you become part of the music, feeling it flow through your body. Most of us aren’t used to thinking of documentaries as anything more than didactic tools, but there’s always been one big exception: concert films. Watching a great nonfiction movie, you’re no spectator - you’re an essential part of the movie itself. A good documentary sucks you into its story, but a great documentary makes you part of its story, a participant in what’s going on. ![]()
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