Made me wish I'd been there (born in '65, too young to remember the 60's) I'll have to content myself with living vicariously through Jude and Lucy and the others. It used the background of history, not just as a painted backdrop, but to add meaning and depth to the characters and the story they were living. And I felt the story had a strong narrative line, aided / supported by the songs. Amazing performances from - mainly - unknown actors. Perhaps that's why - for me - the songs worked so well it actually felt like the characters were just moved to sing.
What's more, though they did record the songs in studio first as part of the rehearsal process, most of the song performances used in the film were recorded live as they played out the scenes. For those who commented about the singing - the actors sang all the songs themselves. Wow!!! I was carried away, I was moved to tears, I stood up and cheered. to have been able to see this film in the beautiful Elgin Theatre with Julie Taymor there to answer questions / talk about the film afterwards (at the Toronto International Film Festival).
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