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Music from the Big House
Directed by
Bruce McDonald
Not Rated
2010
87m
Documentary
,
Musical
,
and more
8.5
50%
79%
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Rita Chiarelli's exploration of Louisiana's Angola Prison, its inmates and the blues music tradition they perform with her.
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Cast of Music from the Big House
Rita Chiarelli
herself
Bruce McDonald
Director
Erin Faith Young
Writer / Producer
Jennifer St. John
Producer
Music from the Big House Ratings & Reviews
The Stranger (Seattle, WA)
Kathy Fennessy
I've rarely seen a prison film with so little anger, bitterness, and resentment on display.
Blu-ray.com
Brian Orndorf
The philosophical and therapeutic value of Chiarelli's mission remains intact, but the moment Music from the Big House reveals its manipulation, it immediately deflates.
Capital Times (Madison, WI)
Rob Thomas
How do we reconcile the horror of their crimes with the humanity of their music? "Big House" could have gone much deeper in tackling this question, but it does open the door.
Orlando Weekly
Justin Strout
Music from the Big House middles along as a formless, touristy showcase for Chiarelli.
Los Angeles Times
Robert Abele
Even with a gripping subject like blues-singing convicts, the documentary "Music from the Big House" has a disconcerting emotional distance.
The Hollywood Reporter
Frank Scheck
Don't look for Elvis in this stark musical doc set in a maximum security prison.
New York Times
Nicolas Rapold
[It] gets across a general notion of music as universal solace. But the filmmakers hesitate at going deeper into the dark places of the prisoners' biographies and the storied prison itself.
Village Voice
Benjamin Mercer
It finally feels too cautious, as if digging a little deeper might compromise the prevailing tone of tentative uplift.
Variety
John Anderson
The performances are fun, if musically only adequate -- there are no evident virtuosi languishing within Angola's walls -- and Chiarelli's attempts to frame matters philosophically fall a little flat.
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