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Lightning in a Bottle

2004 · 103 min

A warm, rousing concert film that lets you sit back and soak in generations of musicians sharing one stage.

Tagline
A One Night History of the Blues
Overview
On February 7th, 2003, renowned artists across multiple music genres and generations commandeered the stage at New York City's Radio City Music Hall to pay tribute to their common heritage and passion - the blues. Shared with thousands of fans in attendance, legendary performers from roots, rock, jazz and rap joined forces for a once-in-a-lifetime "Salute To The Blues" benefit concert whose proceeds went to musical education.

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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • music
  • art
  • race
  • friendship
  • education
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour4
Realism9
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
music, documentary
Directed by
Antoine Fuqua
Starring
Gregg Allman, Solomon Burke, Bill Cosby, Chuck D, Buddy Guy, Levon Helm, B.B. King, Bonnie Raitt
Runtime
103 min
Country
United States of America

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