1985 | United States | Documentary

Louie Bluie

  • English English 60 mins
  • Director | Terry Zwigoff
  • Writer | -
  • Producer | Terry Zwigoff

STATUS: Released

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Crumb director Terry Zwigoff’s first film is a true treat: a documentary about the obscure country-blues musician and idiosyncratic visual artist Howard “Louie Bluie” Armstrong, member of the last known black string band in America. As beguiling a raconteur as he is a performer, Louie makes for a wildly entertaining movie subject, and Zwigoff honors him with an unsentimental but endlessly affectionate tribute. Full of infectious music and comedy, Louie Bluie is a humane evocation of the kind of pop-cultural marginalia that Zwigoff would continue to excavate in the coming years.

Music Culture Documentary Artistry Humor
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The Criterion Collection
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