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Taking Woodstock

2009 · 120 min

A gentle, meandering slice of history that feels like a hazy summer afternoon, warm and a little wistful.

Directed by
Ang Lee
Genres
Music, Comedy, Drama
Tagline
A generation began in his backyard.
Overview
The story of Elliot Tiber and his family, who inadvertently played a pivotal role in making the famed Woodstock Music and Arts Festival into the happening that it was. When Elliot hears that a neighboring town has pulled the permit on a hippie music festival, he calls the producers thinking he could drum up some much-needed business for his parents' run-down motel. Three weeks later, half a million people are on their way to his neighbor’s farm in White Lake, New York, and Elliot finds himself swept up in a generation-defining experience that would change his life–and American culture–forever.

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Directed by
Ang Lee
Genres
Music, Comedy, Drama
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • identity
  • freedom
  • coming-of-age
  • healing
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism8
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
music, comedy, drama
Directed by
Ang Lee
Written by
James Schamus
Starring
Demetri Martin, Imelda Staunton, Henry Goodman, Jonathan Groff, Eugene Levy, Emile Hirsch, Dan Fogler, Liev Schreiber
Music
Danny Elfman
Cinematography
Éric Gautier
Runtime
120 min
Country
Taiwan, United States of America
Languages
English

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