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Synopsis
The Devil and Daniel Johnston is a stunning portrait of a musical and artistic genius who nearly slipped away. Daniel Johnston, a manic-depressive genius singer/songwriter/artist, is revealed in this portrait of madness, creativity and love.
Film Information
- Genre: Documentary
- Director: Jeff Feuerzeig
- Written By: Jeff Feuerzeig
- Starring: Louis Black, Bill Johnston, Daniel Johnston, Mabel Johnston, and Jeff Tartakov
- Running Time: 110 minutes, approx.
- MPAA Rating: PG-13 for thematic elements, drug content, and language including a sexual reference
- Language: English
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Reviews
"Feuerzeig's film - everything a good documentary should be - is a story of family, friendship, art and fame, as seen through the prisms of exceptional beauty and deepest pain."
- Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
"A one-of-a-kind cinematic experience. This musician may not be a genius along the lines of Brain Wilson, as Feuerzeig claims, but Johnston has a knack for revealing innermost thoughts in an offhand way that is eerie and uncanny."
- Joel Selvin, San Francisco Chronicle
"By the time Feuerzeig gets to his final shot--an artful portrait of Johnston's parents, with their son looming over them like a curse--he's emerged with the most harrowing and aesthetically keen portrait of madness and artistic inspiration since"
- Noel Murray, The Onion (A.V. Club)
"Whatever one's opinion of Johnston's art, this is documentary filmmaking at its finest."
- Kirk Honeycutt, The Hollywood Reporter
"The casual listener is easily put off, but by the end of the film, even a newcomer can see the magic that made fans of Kurt Cobain and Sonic Youth and led the estimable Yo La Tengo, Pearl Jam and Wilco to cover Johnston's remarkable body of work."
- Ken Fox, TV Guide
Showtimes
- Wednesday, June 21st
7:00 pm - Thursday, June 22nd
9:30 pm - Friday, June 23rd
8:00 pm - Saturday, June 24th
2:00 pm, 7:00 pm - Sunday, June 25th
2:00 pm, 7:00 pm - Monday, June 26th
4:30 pm, 9:30 pm - Tuesday, June 27th
7:00 pm