Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound
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Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound

6.8 / 10 2009 1h 30mNR English
MusicDocumentary

Storyline

Following folk musician Joan Baez on her extensive 2008-2009 tour, this film commemorates her career, which has spanned five decades. It includes concert and archival footage as well as interviews with such disparate colleagues, friends and admirers as Bob Dylan, Jesse Jackson and David Crosby. In addition to the music, it also touchs upon Baez's long history of global social activism.

Cast & Crew

Joan Baez

Joan Baez

Self

Lead
Roger McGuinn

Roger McGuinn

Self

Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

Self

David Crosby

David Crosby

Self

Steve Earle

Steve Earle

Self

Jesse Jackson

Jesse Jackson

Self

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mary Wharton's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker