Glastonbury (2006)
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73% of critics liked it
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67% of users liked it
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In 1970, a music aficionado and entrepreneur named Michael Eavis staged a "pop, folk, and blues" festival on a dairy farm in the English community of Glastonbury, not far from Stonehenge. 1,500 attended the "Glastonbury Fayre," and a second festival followed in 1971. By 2005, The Glastonbury… More In 1970, a music aficionado and entrepreneur named Michael Eavis staged a "pop, folk, and blues" festival on a dairy farm in the English community of Glastonbury, not far from Stonehenge. 1,500 attended the "Glastonbury Fayre," and a second festival followed in 1971. By 2005, The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts had grown into the biggest pop music festival in the world, playing host to the biggest names in rock, reggae, electronic, blues, and world music for a crowd of up to 150,000 people over the course of a three-day weekend in June. Filmmaker Julien Temple offers a backstage look at the history of this event, as well as a cross section of the memorable performances which have taken place on the festival's stage in the documentary Glastonbury. Performers featured in archival footage include R.E.M., David Bowie, New Order, Radiohead, Coldplay, the Velvet Underground, Nick Cave, Oasis, Blur, Björk, and many more. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Rating, Runtime
- R, 2 hr. 18 min.
- Directed By
- Julian Temple, Julien Temple
- Genres
- Musical & Performing Arts, Documentary
- In Theaters
- Feb 23, 2007 Wide
- On DVD
- Jun 12, 2007
- Studio
- ThinkFilm
Critic Reviews
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Ty Burr, Boston Globe
... as muddy as Yasgur's farm back in the day.
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Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
For all the posers with light sticks and piercings, there are moments of Dada-esque beauty, not to mention some great music from Tinariwen, Bjork, David Bowie and the late, great Joe Strummer.
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Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune
The portrait is spectacular and inclusive, if sometimes a bit overwhelming and confusing.
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Joel Selvin, San Francisco Chronicle
A warm and witty, detailed look at this parallel universe.
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Kevin Crust, Los Angeles Times
The overall soundtrack seamlessly patches together a sonic quilt of eclectic music that evokes a kind of timeless flow. It's not a Glastonbury of any particular vintage, but rather a continuum of experiences that have occurred on this sacred ground.
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