The Great Flood

Name: The Great Flood
Genre: History, Music, Documentary
Released: January 8, 2014
Duration: 80 min
Rating: 75

2014

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Icarus Films | Release Date: January 8, 2014 | Not Rated

Summary: The Mississippi River Flood of 1927 was the most destructive river flood in American history. In the spring of 1927, the river broke out of its banks in 145 places and inundated 27,000 square miles to a depth of up to 30 feet. Part of it enduring legacy was the mass exodus of displaced sharecroppers. Musically, the Great Migration of ruralThe Mississippi River Flood of 1927 was the most destructive river flood in American history. In the spring of 1927, the river broke out of its banks in 145 places and inundated 27,000 square miles to a depth of up to 30 feet. Part of it enduring legacy was the mass exodus of displaced sharecroppers. Musically, the Great Migration of rural southern blacks to Northern cities saw the Delta Blues electrified and reinterpreted as the Chicago Blues, Rhythm and Blues, and Rock and Roll. Using minimal text and no spoken dialog, filmmaker Bill Morrison and composer-guitarist Bill Frisell have created a powerful portrait of a seminal moment in American history through a collection of silent images matched to a searing original soundtrack.… Expand

Director: Bill Morrison

Genre(s): History, Music, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 80 min

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Gary Goldstein

Jan 31, 2014

Guitarist-composer Bill Frisell's wall-to-wall, bluesy-jazzy soundtrack beautifully reflects and unifies the visuals while also helping to personalize this distinct endeavor. It's a terrific achievement. Read full review

Film.com Jordan Hoffman

Jan 9, 2014

The movie on its own is great, but with this music it's sublime. Read full review

Neil Genzlinger

Jan 7, 2014

A striking experiment in music and moviemaking. Read full review

Noel Murray

Jan 8, 2014

The Great Flood works as a wordless narrative of human endurance, showing communities gathering to stack sandbags, then gathering again to dig out of the muck after their previous efforts failed. Read full review

Ronnie Scheib

Jan 8, 2014

Morrison has always closely collaborated with musicians, but here the helmer goes one better, making music the ultimate product of the Great Flood. Read full review

Eric Henderson

Jan 7, 2014

Even in comparatively conventional mode, Bill Morrison's work still benefits from the poetic potential of nature's repossession of its own elements. Read full review

Mark Feeney

Jun 12, 2014

At its best, The Great Flood is hypnotic — at its worst, numbing. Read full review

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