Documentarian Ron Mann spends five days at fabled Greenwich Village guitar store, first introduced to him by fellow director Jim...
Documentarian Ron Mann spends five days at fabled Greenwich Village guitar store, first introduced to him by fellow director Jim Jarmusch.
"Once the centre of the New York bohemia, Greenwich Village is now home to upscale restaurants, and buzzer door clothing stores catering to the nouveau riche. But one shop in the heart of the Village remains resilient to the encroaching gentrification: Carmine Street Guitars. There, custom guitar maker Rick Kelly and his young apprentice Cindy Hulej, build handcrafted guitars out of salvaged wood from old hotels, bars, churches and other local buildings. Nothing looks or sounds quite like a Rick Kelly guitar, which is the reason they are embraced by the likes of Bob Dylan, Lou Reed, Patti Smith, Jim Jarmusch, just to name a few. Featuring a cast of prominent musicians, the film captures five days in the life of Carmine Street Guitars while examining an all-too-quickly vanishing way of life." (Venice Film Festival)
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"A one-of-a-kind documentary that exudes a gentle, homespun magic."
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Variety
Variety"The film celebrates the thingness of things, as well as the assuring clarity and lucidity that can arise from devotion to knowledge."
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Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine"While this approach yields results that are sometimes a little stilted, the movie is mostly as sweet as it is informative."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"It's a ride down the rabbit hole to a world of unexpected and singular pleasures."
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Chicago Reader
Chicago Reader"The subject is so interesting, and the music played by these people is so gorgeous."
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RogerEbert.com
RogerEbert.com"[A] leisurely Sunday stroll of a documentary..."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"If a film had a smell, this one would be of sawdust, varnish and pure love."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"Kelly might be a dying breed, but this feels like a lasting tribute."
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Little White Lies
Little White LiesCarmine Street Guitars | Details
- Runtime
- 80
- Genre
- Documentary
- Country of origin
- Canada
