Tema: Searching for Sugar Man (Malik Bendjelloul, 2011) Documental

Aviso, que en los comentarios de YouTUBE sobre el trailer dicen que hay spoilers, que es mejor no verlo antes de ver el documental.



Searching for Sugar Man
Dos sudafricanos se disponen a descubrir qué pasó con su improbable héroe musical, el misterioso rockero de los setenta, Rodríguez. (FILMAFFINITY)

Relata la vida y leyenda de un tal Sixto Rodríguez, un cantante de origen mexicoamericano que prometía ser el nuevo Dylan gracias a su álbum COLD FACT. Por lo que he podido escuchar: todo un descubrimiento setentero de los buenos. Su destino, al parecer, se hallaba un poco más lejos del sueño americano: se convirtió en ídolo de masas en Sudáfrica y constituyó parte de la banda sonora que acompañó el movimiento antiapartheid. (FANZINOSIS)


Trailer



Premios
Athens International Film Festival (Golden Athena)
Durban International Film Festival (Audience Award)
Los Angeles Film Festival (Audience Award)
Melbourne International Film Festival (Most Popular Documentary)
Moscow International Film Festival (Silver St. George)
Sundance Film Festival (Audience Award & Special Jury Prize)




Críticas
"The yarn is too irresistible: We're fed plenty of sugar in this authorized fairy tale, but are left hungry for beef."
Entertainment Weekly

"A hugely appealing documentary about fans, faith and an enigmatic Age of Aquarius musician who burned bright and hopeful before disappearing."
The New York Times

"A fresh and unexpected documentary that plays like a nail-biting mystery and a ticket to ride the whirlwind where art and commerce do battle."
Rolling Stones

"A musicial detective story, this enthralling documentary focuses on a little-kown American musician whose haunting voice and poetic lyrics were essentially unkown in his own country, but had a massive impact across the globe."
USA Today

"The truth-is-stranger-than-fiction saga has been a hit on the festival circuit, winning top documentary prizes at Sundance. What sets Searching for Sugar Man apart, though, is the way in which the filmmaker preserves a sense of mystery in the telling."
Los Angeles Times


FilmAffinity | IMDb