A Poem Is A Naked Person (1974)

Original title

A Poem Is a Naked Person

Directed by

Les Blank

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

7.8 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows musician Leon Russell during the early 1970s. It shows his recording sessions and performances along with everyday moments around his Oklahoma studio.

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What happens

A Poem Is a Naked Person is a 1974 American documentary film directed by Les Blank, filmed in 1972–1974 but not publicly released until 2015, after Blank's death. The film is a documentary about musician Leon Russell, produced and financed largely by Russell and his then-business partner Denny Cordell. Blank spent a large portion of two years on the film, but then its release was delayed for 40 years due to creative differences and music clearance problems. Blank's son, Harrod Blank (who was a child when the movie was filmed), spent years working on the clearances before it was shown publicly in 2015. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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