By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Steven Sebring
Country: united_states
Year: 2008
Running time: 109
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0940620/reference
Beth C. says: “The documentary film, PATTI SMITH: DREAM OF LIFE, Steven Sebring’s directorial debut, is designed to provide viewers with a history of the artist’s early life experiences, especially the death her husband, brother, and friend Robert Mapplethorpe, and a deeper look into her eclectic body of work. As a documentary feature, we learn more about the complex and remarkable personality of Patti Smith. Most people know about the raw, unapologetic nature of Patti Smith’s work. Yet, the open narration of the film allows viewers to better understand the inner workings that infused her art. The film features her music, poetry, and other visual media, and applies a dreamy, disjointed, mostly black-and-white visual approach, effectively creating a film that can be viewed, in itself, as an elegant work of modern art.