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Carmine Street Guitars

2018

Documentary, Self: Rick Kelly, Jim Jarmusch, Charlie Sexton ...

Documentary A ballad to Greenwich Village guitar-maker Rick Kelly, who builds his custom-made instruments from repurposed wood scavenged from historic New York City buildings.

	Author	Review
United States	Owen Gleiberman Variety	"[It] is a one-of-a-kind documentary that exudes a gentle, homespun magic (...) The film sounds earnest and touching in a minor, twilight-of-the-’60s way"	POS
United States	John DeFore The Hollywood Reporter	"A little gem for both guitar heads and lovers of old New York"	POS
United Kingdom	David D'Arcy Screendaily	"Tender without sentimentality, the doc by Ron Mann is as absorbing as it is understated (...) Mann makes it easy to watch this guitar-maker at work"	POS
United States	Glenn Kenny The New York Times	"The movie is mostly as sweet as it is informative (...) A film full of pleasant harmonies"	POS
United States	Sheila O'Malley rogerebert.com	"'Carmine Street Guitars' has its intense pleasures too, and those come mainly from being in the presence of such a devoted craftsman, and watching how he works (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
Canada	Brad Wheeler The Globe and Mail	"[A] pleasantly casual 80-minute conversation of a documentary (...) [It] makes a case for creativity, community and the magic of old ways (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
Canada	Peter Howell Toronto Star	"It may be more about yesterday than tomorrow, but it manages to feel as fresh as today (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	David Fear Rolling Stone	"An absolutely essential documentary about the importance of community (...) [It] tries to give viewers the sense of what it’s like to simply be there, which in and of itself feels like a privilege (…) Rating: ★★★★½ (out of 5)"	POS
Australia	Sean McDonald The Adelaide Review	"As thoughtful as it is fascinating (...) An affectionate ballad to a New York institution and a portrait of its amiable proprietor and artisan."	POS

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