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Down From the Mountain (Widescreen) | 
| Directors: Chris Hegedus, D.a. Pennebaker
Actors: Emmylou Harris, T-bone Burnett, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, John Hartford
Studio: Live/Artisan
Category: DVD
List Price: CDN$ 17.83
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Rating:  37 reviews
Format: Import, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: IVED12324D
UPC: 012236123248
EAN: 0012236123248
ASIN: B00005NVHA
Theatrical Release Date: 2001
Release Date: October 23, 2001
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If you love the IO Brother, Where Art Thou?/I soundtrack, D.A. Pennebaker, Chris Hegedus, and Nick Doob's exhilarating concert film IDown from the Mountain/I will be sheer heaven. And if you're new to bluegrass and "old-time mountain-style" music, the performances (also on CD) will be a revelation. John Hartford, Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss, Gillian Welch, the Cox family, the venerable Ralph Stanley, and other traditional and alt-country artists who contributed the music to the Coen brothers' spaced odyssey gathered onstage in May 2000 at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium to benefit the Country Music Hall of Fame. Interviews and rehearsal footage set the stage for this stupendous concert, highlights of which include "(Didn't Leave) Nobody but the Baby" by the sirens Harris, Welch, and Krauss; the Coxes' "(Will There Be) Any Stars in My Crown"; and Stanley's haunting "O Death." As one performer recommends, "Just ease in, sit down, and listen." It could be your salvation. I--Donald Liebenson/I
Additional Features
A minor quibble with the DVD is the lack of instant song access. The film is in anamorphic widescreen format, with Dolby Digital 5.1 and 2.0 surround sound.
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 the best of our nations real mountain music history March 2, 2004
Neal A. Brandon (Garden City, Idaho United States)
I,ve been for the great portion of my life a hard rocker but when I saw this dvd of our basic history of mountain music which is a history of american music and life it stuck a cord in me that went very deep it lifted me up and made me feel good about our life in this the u.s.a. this music and the performers have a hold on our hearts and our souls that I never thought I would feel. even if you never like country music this concert will lift you up and set you free to enjoy our heritage
 down from the mountain March 2, 2004
Down from the Mountain is as bad as Oh Brother Where Art Thou is good. Don't buy it!
 What Bliss! September 10, 2003
Lee Armstrong (Winterville, NC United States)
The music on this DVD is exquisite. It is so nice to see John Hartford one last time. His dry witty humor was well in tact on this release. When he sings about the jerk who invented work on Big Rock Candy Mountain, I started to howl with laughter. Canadian Colin Linden isn't very well known in the USA, but he's been a favorite of mine since I discovered his Raised By Wolves CD. It's nice to have a bit of blues with the bluegrass; and he teams with Chris Thomas King on John Law Burned Down the Liquor Sto'. Both the Whites and the Cox Family do great little sets, very endearing. The Peasall Sisters are real scene-stealers with Highways the Hedges. Alison Krauss is in great voice, perhaps a bit shy on stage, but sings so beautifully. Emmylou Harris is a delight, and funny backstage as the baseball enthusiast. David Rawlings was visually very interesting as his face contorts to wrench emotion as he plays and sings. Gillian Welch does a good job and gets a lot of screen time in this cut. The Fairfield 4's harmonies are classic. Of course, Ralph Stanley is a timeless treasure. Like others, I would have preferred to have the whole concert with the backstage antics as part of a bonus section on the CD; but T-Bone Burnett did an excellent job bringing this music together. I also enjoyed Holly Hunter's humorous opening introduction about John Hartford the FBI. The DVD is well worth celebrating these artists and this blissful music. Enjoy!
A True Masterpiece August 18, 2003
An amazing piece of work. i would have watched this one simply for Emmylou and Ralph, the rest were just chocolate-and, my oh my, what sweet chocolate they were. IF you are looking for the popular songs from the movie, you will be very disappointed. However, if you want to hear the real music- a sweet piece of old time Americana- then pull up a chair. You are in for a treat.
 Don't buy this DVD August 5, 2003
Aldo Pignotti (Winchester, MA United States)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
It's a great idea but many of the performances are interupted by inconsequential backstage chatter. They frequently cut away from the performance on stage and show you twenty seconds of someone talking backstage. It's really irritating. It's too bad too, because what you do see is nicely recorded and photographed. I think the producers want you to also buy the CD so you can hear the full version of these songs. They really ruined a good recording.
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