A Skin Too Few: The Days of Nick Drake (2004)

Critic Reviews

• Dennis Harvey, Variety

  A brief but haunting musical legacy is paid fittingly brief, lyrical tribute in veteran Dutch documentarian Jeroen Berkven's featurette A Skin Too Few.

• V.A. Musetto, New York Post

  A short (48 minutes) and sweet tribute to the British folk singer.

• Stephen Holden, New York Times

  A tender tribute to Nick Drake, the English singer-songwriter who died in 1974.

• Dennis Lim, Village Voice

  Less life story than luxuriant mood bath.

• Joshua Katzman, Chicago Reader

  It's a haunting portrait of a young man who, while genuinely gifted and loved by friends and family, couldn't cope with the world.

• Neva Chonin, San Francisco Chronicle

  A documentary that plays like a visual poem.

• , Time Out

  It's an authoritative account of a singular talent.

• Doris Toumarkine, Film Journal International

  May tell a sad story, but it tells it with so much artistry and to such emotional effect that the film is one of those rare works that resonates long after it's over.

• Ken Fox, TV Guide's Movie Guide

  It's a lovely tribute to an extraordinary talent whose music might have been forgotten, and you really couldn't ask for a more beautiful soundtrack.

• Kent Turner, Film-Forward.com

  [Drake's] music and the picturesque footage of the English countryside dominate the documentary... creating an irresistible pull for Anglophiles.

• Pam Grady, Reel.com

  A moving testament to the power that a handful of songs continues to hold.

• Cameron Meier, Orlando Weekly

  Despite being a bit flat at times and not taking us through all the highs and lows Drake experienced, the film succeeds by bringing us close to its subject, leaving us wanting more and not being afraid to be subtle.

• Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid

  Count me in as a fan.

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