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(More customer reviews)a very nice movie where Joan Baez helds her role in the non violent revolution of the 70's, her role as a mother coocking for her husband, her son...while she goes on singing these beautiful songs that made her successfull...
Recommended to all Baez Fans...
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CARRY IT ON is a stunning black-and-white documentary that takes the viewer into the emotional and political currents of the late 1960's as seen through the eyes of folksinger Joan Baez and her husband David Harris, student organizer and leader of the draft resistance movement.
The film's construction is simple and thoughtful, hypnotically visual and aural. We begin at their home in Los Altos in the days leading up to Harris' arrest for refusing induction into the U.S. Army. We watch as he is taken into custody by Federal marshals to begin a three-year prison sentence. Pregnant and reeling from the emotional upheaval in her personal life, Baez embarks on a concert tour of protest during the tumultuous summer of 1969. The film follows her to major venues in the U.S. and Canada, including Woodstock and features live recordings of 13 major songs including Bob Dylan's classic, I Shall be Released. With her extraordinarily beautiful singing voice, Baez delivers a powerful message.
But it's in the lingering moments between the hectic cross-country tour that we get a rare, behind-the-scenes view of Baez -- at home in her kitchen, during bull sessions with grassroots organizers and admirers, waiting to go on the Joey Bishop show, and with her backup musicians between engagements. It s here that we discover a surprisingly mature, engaging, wise, and totally disarming and unassuming young woman whose philosophy is not violent but thoughtful, totally dedicated to her husband and their beliefs.
The film's photography is spellbinding. The editing is clearly a labor of love, as images move before us with grace and style. CARRY IT ON was hailed as a major film achievement that will linger in the minds eye for some time.
DVD playable in all regions worldwide.
For private, home use only. Educational and group rights must be obtained from The New Film Company, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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