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The White Stripes: Under Great White Northern Lights
7.4 / 10• 2009• 1h 33m•NR• English
DocumentaryMusic
Storyline
In 2007 the legendary American duo White Stripes toured Canada. Besides playing the usual venues they challenged themselves and played in buses, cafés and for Indian tribal elders. Music video director Emmett Malloy followed the band and managed to capture both the special tour, extraordinary concert versions of the band's minimalist, raw, blues-inspired rock songs and the special relationship between the extroverted Jack White and the introspective Meg White - a formerly married couple who for a long time claimed to be siblings. The film makes striking use of the band's concert colors: red, white and black.
Cast & Crew
Jack White
Self
Lead
Meg White
Self
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Emmett Malloy's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The White Stripes: Under Great White Northern Lights is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
