A character portrait of 'musicians musician' and anti-archetypal guitar hero, Bill Frisell. The film traces the development of Frisell's music and provides rare insight into the shaping of one of the significant musicians of recent decades.... (Full plot summary below)
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A character portrait of 'musicians musician' and anti-archetypal guitar hero, Bill Frisell. The film traces the development of Frisell's music and provides rare insight into the shaping of one of the significant musicians of recent decades.
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| The New York TimesGlenn KennyThe movie is at its liveliest when it depicts Mr. Frisell making his distinctive sound with a variety of colleagues. And, fortunately, Ms. Franz includes a lot of such footage. |
| Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlFranz’s doc, unlike too many about jazz musicians, actually makes room for jazz music, capturing the clean-cut, restlessly inventive Frisell in live performance in a variety of ensembles. |
| Los Angeles TimesNoel Murray“A Portrait” may not make Frisell’s biography fascinating, but it does give the proper due to a guitarist whose music flows like water into any handy vessel. |
| FF2 MediaAmelie LaskerThis movie is not going to pull you along: rather, you have to be willing to sit with Bill and his friends and listen to the music carefully. |
| Willamette WeekBennett Campbell FergusonCan a movie qualify as a portrait if it reveals next to nothing about the family, personality and psyche of the man it portrays? |
| Georgia StraightBrian LynchDirector Emma Franz's new documentary Bill Frisell: A Portrait shows a self-deprecating master whose hands seem to float while shaping sonic lines and fields that always surprise with their weird clarity. |
| Film Journal InternationalDaniel EaganBill Frisell: A Portrait presents an exceptionally talented artist who is able to pursue whatever direction his genius takes him. |
| Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeFrom all indications, he's also that very rare genius who's a lovely guy — a soft-spoken, readily smiling man who is endearing company for the nearly two hours of Emma Franz's Bill Frisell: A Portrait. |
