Festival (1967 film)

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Festival (stylized as Festival!) is a 1967 American documentary film about the Newport Folk Festivals of the mid-1960’s, and the burgeoning counterculture movement of the era, written, produced, and directed by Murray Lerner.

Festival
Theatrical release poster with Donovan and Joan Baez
Directed byMurray Lerner
Written byMurray Lerner
Produced byMurray Lerner [1]
Starring
CinematographyMurray Lerner
Stanley Meredith
Francis Grumman
George Pickow
Edited byHoward Alk
Production
company
Patchke Productions
Distributed byPeppercorn-Wormser
Release date
  • December 5, 1967 (1967-12-05)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Production

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The movie was filmed over the course of four festivals at Newport (1963-1966), and includes footage of Bob Dylan’s controversial 1965 electric set.

Reception

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Roger Ebert gave the film 3+12 out of four stars. His highest praise was for the editors, explaining, "They make their points quietly, with humor and understatement. The result is marvelously entertaining." He also gave credit to Lerner for making "full use of the strength of documentary film, the ability to catch unrehearsed moments that reveal personality."[2]

Accolades

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Festival was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 1968.[3]

Musicians

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The film features appearances by the following artists:[4][5][6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Documentary Oscars® in 1968
  2. ^ Ebert, Roger. "Festival" (film review), RogerEbert.com, Tuesday, May 21, 1968. Retrieved November 8, 2021
  3. ^ "The 40th Academy Awards | 1968". www.oscars.org. 4 October 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  4. ^ Cowie, Peter; Elley, Derek (1977). Cowie, Peter (ed.). World Filmography: 1967. Vol. 1. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. p. 572. ISBN 9780498015656.
  5. ^ "Festival!: Newport Folk Festival (DVD)". allmusic.com. AllMusic. 1967. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  6. ^ "Festival (1967)". imdb.com. IMDb. 1967. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
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