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Cobain: Montage of Heck

2015 · 132 min

An intimate, immersive collage of home movies and art that pulls you into a troubled mind, leaving a lingering sadness.

Directed by
Brett Morgen
Genres
Documentary, Music
Starring
Kurt Cobain, Courtney Love, Krist Novoselic
Overview
Hailed as one of the most innovative and intimate documentaries of all time, experience Kurt Cobain like never before in the only ever fully authorized portrait of the famed music icon. Academy Award nominated filmmaker Brett Morgen expertly blends Cobain's personal archive of art, music, never seen before movies, animation and revelatory interviews from his family and closest friends.

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Directed by
Brett Morgen
Genres
Documentary, Music
Starring
Kurt Cobain, Courtney Love, Krist Novoselic
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • addiction
  • grief
  • identity
  • family
  • fate
Places
  • small town
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
  • nonlinear
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  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism9
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
documentary, music
Directed by
Brett Morgen
Written by
Brett Morgen
Starring
Kurt Cobain, Courtney Love, Krist Novoselic, Dave Grohl, Frances Bean Cobain, Pat Smear, Dale Crover, Buzz Osborne
Music
Jeff Danna
Cinematography
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Runtime
132 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
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