Movie
Honky Tonk
1974
A raw, unhurried look at rural blues played live, immersive and rough-edged, rewarding patience with atmosphere rather than story.
- Directed by
- Tav Falco
- Starring
- R.L. Burnside, Kenny Brown
- Overview
- Saturday Night" in a north central Mississippi ‘Tonk’ called the Brotherhood Sportsmen’s Lodge. We hear the blues expounded in its most volatile form. Hill country Blues player Rural (R.L.) Burnside and friends clearly delineate honky tonk in rural black life.
- How it feels
- Slow-burning and demanding.
- About
- Music, race, class, isolation
- Content
- Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Tav Falco
- Starring
- R.L. Burnside, Kenny Brown
