
Be Here to Love Me - Chronicles the fascinating and often turbulent life of musician Townes van Zandt.... (Full plot summary below)
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Be Here to Love Me - Chronicles the fascinating and often turbulent life of musician Townes van Zandt.
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| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzLoving but unflinching documentary on celebrated singer and songwriter Townes Van Zandt. |
| Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenRather than connecting all the chronological dots, Brown has fashioned Van Zandt's balm-to-the-brokenhearted legacy into potent cinematic poetry. |
| OregonianShawn LevyIt does a splendid job not only of introducing newcomers to a vital artist they might have missed, but of reminding rabid fans of Earle's stripe why they were infected to begin with. |
| Boston GlobeWesley MorrisWhen the film ends, we're haunted. We've been driving with a ghost. |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonManages a pretty fair portrait of Van Zandt and his personal demons, pressures and joys. |
| Film ScoutsJason GorberWhile the film lacks polish, there's enough good material and good performances to keep everything on track. |
| Seattle Post-IntelligencerBill WhiteMargaret Brown's honest and non-judgmental film captures the artist's high and low points, from early appearances on regional television shows such as "Nashville Now" to the drunken and disorderly performances that defined his later years. |
| Film Journal InternationalDaniel Eagan...an excellent introduction to [Townes] Van Zandt's life and music. |
| L.A. WeeklyTim GriersonThe archetypal Townes Van Zandt song is a low-key ballad filled with sadness and failed humanity. Director Margaret Brown's documentary about the revered songwriter's songwriter (who died at the age of 52 on New Year's Day, 1997) keenly achieves the same tone. |
| Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Alberta)Brian GibsonA textured, elegiac, and deeply plangent music documentary. Brown's film, never exposing Van Zandt to too much harsh light, preserves this enigma just enough that it makes you want to go back to the music after you've caught these glimpses of the man. |