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A Life in the Death of Joe Meek (2013)
A great doc!
I managed to see this at two separate UK fests last year. A lovely, lovingly made documentary about England's unsung treasure, Joe Meek. I was pulled into totally alien territory with the history, subject matter and characters and within minutes the filmmakers had tricked me into believing that I had been there and done that. Great feeling! Some of the sections are surprisingly funny, others are desperately sad, but ultimately all together inspiring. I was hoping to get this on DVD by now, only just read I had seen it as a work in progress! Could have fooled me (twice!). Looks damn well done to me! Best of luck to the filmmakers in finishing what I thought was already a smashing film! The new, fictionalised TELSTAR currently in release makes for pale comparison with this one, the real deal. But a good biopic is so hard to come by. Great info for history lovers, great music for music lovers, great subject for documentary lovers, great entertainment for film lovers. TIP: actually, forget DVD for now, let's get this one into theatres, boys -- it's really great when seen with a crowd!