Remembering the High Lonesome
Synopsis
Remembering the High Lonesome is the story of the making of a classic documentary film. It is also a profile of filmmaker, photographer, artist, and musician John Cohen. Through interviews, as well as Cohen's own photographs and scenes from his classic film The High Lonesome Sound: Kentucky Mountain Music, filmmaker Tom Davenport focuses on Cohen's journey to rural Kentucky in the 1950s to document the lives of the people there and his "discovery" of the musician Roscoe Holcomb. Remembering the High Lonesome also examines the birth of a new artistic ethic and counterculture through John Cohen's involvement with the Beat Generation, abstract expressionist painters, and the Folk Music Revival, and explores the role of an outsider documenting the life and arts of an Appalachian community.
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Tom Davenport
- Original Title
- Remembering the High Lonesome
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 26m
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What is Remembering the High Lonesome about?
Remembering the High Lonesome is the story of the making of a classic documentary film. It is also a profile of filmmaker, photographer, artist, and musician John Cohen. Through interviews, as well as Cohen's own photographs and scenes from his classic film The High Lonesome Sound: Kentucky Mountain Music, filmmaker Tom Davenport focuses on Cohen's journey to rural Kentucky in the 1950s to document the lives of the people there and his "discovery" of the musician Roscoe Holcomb. Remembering the High Lonesome also examines the birth of a new artistic ethic and counterculture through John Cohen's involvement with the Beat Generation, abstract expressionist painters, and the Folk Music Revival, and explores the role of an outsider documenting the life and arts of an Appalachian community.
Who directed Remembering the High Lonesome?
Remembering the High Lonesome was directed by Tom Davenport.
Who stars in Remembering the High Lonesome?
The principal cast of Remembering the High Lonesome includes John Cohen, Roscoe Holcomb.
When was Remembering the High Lonesome released and how long is it?
Remembering the High Lonesome was released in 2003 with a total runtime of 26m.