Deep Blues (1991) (Film Movement Classics) - November 23, 2021

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Film Movement will be releasing Robert Mugge's documentary Deep Blues (1991) on Blu-ray on November 23rd. The film has been given a a 4K restoration, and will include a commentary track with Mugge among other extras.

https://filmmovement.com/product/deep-blues

https://www.robertmugge.com/deepblues/index.html

In 1990, commissioned by Dave Stewart of Eurythmics, veteran music film director Robert Mugge and renowned music scholar Robert Palmer ventured deep into the heart of the North Mississippi Hill Country and Mississippi Delta to seek out the best rural blues acts currently working. Starting on Beale Street in Memphis, they headed south to the juke joints, lounges, front porches, and parlors of Holly Springs, Greenville, Clarksdale, Bentonia, and Lexington. Along the way, they visited celebrated landmarks and documented talented artists cut off from the mainstream of the recording industry. The resulting film expresses reverence for the rich musical history of the region, spotlighting local performers, soon to be world-renowned, thanks in large part to the film, and demonstrating how the blues continues to thrive in new generations of gifted musicians.

Deep Blues (2021 release) | Trailer | Robert Mugge | Robert Palmer | Dave Stewart - YouTube