Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006)

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Director:

Jonathan Demme

Release Date:

11 May 2006 (Australia)

Genre:

Documentary | Music

Tagline:

From the director of one of the greatest music movies ever - The Talking Heads' STOP MAKING SENSE

Plot:

A film shot over during a two-night performance by Neil Young at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. |

Plot Keywords:

Ryman Auditorium | Song | Singing | Country Music | Concert Film

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Neil Young	...	Himself
Emmylou Harris	...	Herself
Ben Keith	...	Himself
Spooner Oldham	...	Himself
Rick Rosas	...	Himself
Karl T. Himmel	...	Himself (as Karl Himmel)
Chad Cromwell	...	Himself
Wayne Jackson	...	Himself
Pegi Young	...	Herself
Grant Boatwright	...	Himself
Diana DeWitt	...	Herself
Gary W. Pigg	...	Himself (as Gary Pigg)
Anthony Crawford	...	Himself
Tom McGinley	...	Himself
Jimmy Sharp	...	Himself

Also Known As:

Prairie Wind (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for some drug-related lyrics.

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

UK:PG | Australia:G | Ireland:G | Sweden:Btl | Australia:PG (DVD rating) | Singapore:PG | Finland:K-3 | USA:PG (MPAA #42291)

Filming Locations:

Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Company:

Clinica Estetico

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Heart of Gold: 'Rehearsal Diaries' (2006) (V)

Soundtrack:

Falling Off The Face Of The Earth

Yes!

There are certain musician/singers whose voices I never tire of. It's the special quality of their voice and a unique musical style that sets them apart. No one else can sound like them. Van Morrison, Prince, Joe Cocker, the Beatles, Aretha Franklin, the Rolling Stones...and Neil Young. Director Jonathan Demme did a damn good job filming this wonderfully romantic tribute to just such a musician -- especially since it was clearly made on the fly as a just-in-case last rite and pre-mortem memorial before Neil Young's impending brain surgery. I must confess that, in the anonymity of the dark theatre, I wept tears of profound sorrow and bittersweet nostalgia as Neil took us on a meditative journey from his early roots to the present. The cynicism of an earlier time morphed into circumspection, reminding us of passions left behind, or forgotten or tempered through experience. The criticism of this film as a boomer sapfest and a sellout is grossly misguided and small-minded. This is a film about a man reviewing his life as he faces the possibility of his death. It is poignant beyond words, and poignancy is the loveliest of emotions.