Louie Bluie (1985)
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100% of critics liked it
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90% of users liked it
(157 ratings)
String band leader Howard Armstrong (Louie Bluie) is the joyful, emotive, strutting subject of this tribute by fellow musician and cellist Terry Zwigoff. Filmed at the 1985 Friscofest, Louie's unique Afro-American string band shares the stage with Cab Calloway and with Les Blank and Alan… More String band leader Howard Armstrong (Louie Bluie) is the joyful, emotive, strutting subject of this tribute by fellow musician and cellist Terry Zwigoff. Filmed at the 1985 Friscofest, Louie's unique Afro-American string band shares the stage with Cab Calloway and with Les Blank and Alan Governar in an entertaining number about the ups and downs of nicotine in Cigarette Blues. Enjoyable for all audiences, Louie Bluie is 60 minutes of happy musical catharsis. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Directed By
- Terry Zwigoff
- Genres
- Musical & Performing Arts, Documentary
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1985 Wide
- Studio
- Criterion Collection
Critic Reviews
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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
It is a wonderful film.
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Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid
Seeing it again under much better conditions, I understand... how much this film is of a piece with Crumb.
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Joseph Jon Lanthier, Slant Magazine
Criterion has done three demographics a service by releasing Louie Bluie: Zwigoff completists can finally sigh with relief, fans of old-time string bands can leap for joy, and abecedarians can learn that U is for Uterus.
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James Kendrick, Q Network Film Desk
a jaunty, engaging documentary that never at any point pretends to be comprehensive or in any way complete
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Christopher Long, Movie Metropolis
A most curious man. And a magnificent performer. The one, the only Louie Bluie.
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