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Monochrome: Black, White & Blue

2017 · 1 season

A sober, music-rich history lesson that traces suffering and resilience through song, rewarding close attention with archival power.

Created by
Jon Brewer
Starring
Morgan Freeman, Jake Bugg, Irvin Mayfield
Overview
Jon Brewer examines the history of blues music in America, marrying startling imagery and expert interviews with archival performances to fill in the gaps about the music itself, its origins and the impact it had and continues to have on popular music today.

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Created by
Jon Brewer
Starring
Morgan Freeman, Jake Bugg, Irvin Mayfield
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • race
  • music
  • justice
  • freedom
  • trauma
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism9
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Created by
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Written by
Laura Royko
Starring
Morgan Freeman, Jake Bugg, Irvin Mayfield, Lynn Jackaman, John Mayall, Allen Toussaint, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Charlie Musselwhite
Length
1 seasons, 3 episodes, 180 min each
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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