Patti Smith: Dream of Life.

"The ambitious two-week run of Patti Smith: Dream of Life, beginning [tomorrow] at Film Forum, banks on the unconventional documentary's appeal to different audiences," writes Nicolas Rapold in the New York Sun. "For fans, it's a righteous, heartfelt trip through the mind of an icon and inspirational force. For the many bystanders who appreciate Ms Smith's important place in music history, it's a ruminative reminder from the woman herself of a larger literary context beyond being a 'rock poet.'"

"Whether she wants it or not, Patti Smith now has a No Direction Home to call her own, except Patti Smith: Dream of Life is less documentary than reverie, a series of elegiac episodes from the life and mind of the fantabulous rock n' roll chanteuse and poetess," writes Ed Gonzalez in Slant.

In the New York Times, Terrence Rafferty talks with director Steven Sebring about the story behind the film.

For Filmmaker, Nick Dawson talks with Sebring "about his epic documentary undertaking, the convergence of photography and cinema, and making a film with Picasso and Parker Posey."

Earlier: Reviews from Sundance.

Posted by dwhudson at August 5, 2008 5:56 AM