Jonathan romney is a contributing editor to film comment and writes its film of the week column. The straightup jones who tells a french tv producer off for giving her a tacky set and babydoll dancers for a performance. Grace jones is many, many things, but dull has never been one of them. The butchfemme icon grace jones is many things, but boring isnt one of them. Shot over five years, sophie fiennes flyonthewall documentary of the popculture iconcumprovocateur grace jones is. Grace jones in bloodlight and bami a t 69 years old and looking at least 20 years younger the singer grace jones is the subject of this documentary portrait by sophie fiennes. Bloodlight and bami, the ferocious songstress and boundarysmashing modelwhose prior silver screen highlights include portraying an eiffel towerscaling bond henchwoman and a centuriesold vampire strippersigns autographs for fans huddled behind a barricade. Sophie fienness documentary goes beyond the traditional. Instead, the tense is immersively present, and our proximity to jones is allaccess. Filmed and edited over a period of twelve years, the film uses as its spine a visit by jones to her family in jamaica, where she dines on bami, goes to church, and recalls the abusively strict religious upbringing that helped to define her steely stage persona. In the film, the enigmatic singer opens up before the cameras of her.
Sophie fiennes new documentary offers an electrifying journey through the public and private worlds of this pop culture megaicon, contrasting musical sequences with intimate personal footage, all the while brimming with jones bold aesthetic. Fiennes shows why jones remains such an enduring presence and influence, but theres no interest in how she got there or what it meant to the world while she was ascending to superstardom. Bloodlight and bami is an intimate and personal look at the. Bloodlight and bami, and finish off with a conversation about the film. Bloodlight and bami sophie fiennes film about the legendary performer achieves a level of intimacy and candor. Yet here we also discover her as a lover, daughter, mother, sister and even grandmother, as she submits herself to our gaze and. As anyone who saw her at the 2015 afropunk fest in brooklyn can attest, watching her perform, the mercurial, androgynous, ageless, grace jones cuts a mythic figure.
Bloodlight and bami takes an unconventional approach to the rock biopic, resulting in a compelling experience for fans and an intriguing, albeit confusing, primer for novices. In the first, jones prowls the stage catlike, purring from behind an eiko ishiokadesigned death mask. Tickets are 195 sek including breakfast, and 145 without breakfast. Bloodlight and bami and other popular tv shows and movies including new releases, classics, hulu originals, and more. This electrifying journey through the public and private worlds of pop culture megaicon grace jones contrasts musical sequences with intimate personal footage, all the while brimming with jonesas bold aesthetic. This is a great film about iconic singer grace jones depicted with stage performances that include songs from her recent studio album from a couple of years back. After seeing this movie i would love to see a live concert. Its free and easy to download subs for movie grace jones bloodlight and bami. Subtitles are sorted by relevance for searching keywords. Icon grace jones is the subject of the new documentary grace jones.
A largerthanlife entertainer, an androgynous glampop diva, an unpredictable media presence grace jones is all these things and more. Grace jones and friends live promises to be thrilling and enlightening evening with the inimitable icon, as she discusses her. Bloodlight and bami this electrifying journey through the public and private worlds of pop culture megaicon grace jones contrasts musical sequences with intimate personal footage, all the while brimming with joness bold aesthetic. May 31, 2018 without a moderate to high level of knowledge about jones career, grace jones. This electrifying journey through the public and private worlds of pop culture megaicon grace jones contrasts musical.
Documentary maker sophie fiennes follows veteran artpop diva grace jones around the globe in her tiff openingnight premiere bloodlight and bami. Bloodlight and bami premiere during the 2017 toronto international film festival at the elgin on sept. Bloodlight and bami by seamlessly intercutting two separate performances of the same song from a 2016 concert. Bloodlight and bami mixes concert footage and documentary styles to offer an unprecedented look behind the mask of the worlds most enigmatic performers. Search for screenings showtimes and book tickets for grace jones. First enjoy breakfast supplied by the cinema, then the film grace jones. Grace jones was born in 1948 though most sources say 1952 in spanish town, jamaica, the daughter of marjorie nee williams and robert w. Bloodlight and bami director sophie fiennes on grace jones. One of them asks if shed ever act in another movie, to.
This electrifying journey through the world of pop culture megaicon grace jones contrasts musical sequences with intimate personal footage, all the while brimming with jones s bold aesthetic. Download this subtitles from our download location, see more details bellow. Shes shown fighting a french tv producer who not only wants her to take off her faceobscuring hat, but. The bloodlight in the title refers to the red on air indicator found in recording studios, while bami is a type of jamaican bread. Bloodlight and bami showcases the 69yearold music and fashion icon at her most fierce and most vulnerable. Pg parental guidance urged because of material possibly unsuitable for children. Grace jones on a lifetime of doing whatever she pleases. This electrifying journey through the public and private worlds of pop culture megaicon grace jones contrasts musical sequences with intimate personal footage, all the while brimming with jones s bold aesthetic.
With grace jones, lowell sly dunbar, jeanpaul goude, marjorie jones. Grace jones bloodlight and bami elliptically structured. Grace jones is never dull, so why is the new documentary so. Bloodlight and bami at the film society of lincoln center, moderated by piotr orlov. Sophie fiennes the perverts guide to ideology begins her biographical performance doc grace jones. But then, grace jones has never been your average artist. More of a portrait than a narrative, this documentary depicts a life lived. Bloodlight and bami 2017 documentary british vogue.
Grace jones documentary bloodlight and bami shows soft side. Someone should feel free to make either or both of those. Grace jones bloodlight and bami 2017 720p bluray h264 aacrarbg 1. Largerthanlife entertainer, androgynous glampop diva, unpredictable media presence. It has been reported that the project was 10 years in gestation. Bloodlight and bami is pure energy, fierce, and empowering. Behind her trademark masks and haute fashion costumes.
Grace jones, the iconic, obsidianskinned, adonis that rose to fame in the late 70s isnt so much back as she is in the spotlight again in the new, fascinating documentary grace jones. Mar 23, 2018 check out the new trailer for grace jones. Grace jones and sophie fiennes share a laugh at the world premiere of grace jones. Yet here we also discover her as a lover, daughter, mother, sister and even grandmother, as she submits herself to our gaze and allows us to understand what constitutes her mask. Tv performance shes giving in front of a studio audience in france. The title card is well earned for hat master philip treacy, since grace jones brings a fierce chapeau game in nearly every scene of bloodlight.
Director sophie fiennes and grace jones speak to the media at the grace jones. This isnt a career retrospective or a treatise on the importance and wide influence of grace jones. The film cuts between jamaica and jones public and professional life. Apr 19, 2018 icon grace jones is the subject of the new documentary grace jones. Yet here we also discover her as a lover, daughter. Grace jones on a lifetime of doing whatever she pleases the.
I first met grace jones in 2002, at a screening of the documentary i had made about her preacher brother, bishop noel jones. Bloodlight and bami opens friday at the film society of lincoln center. Larger than life, wild, scary and androgynous grace jones plays all these parts. Sophie fienness documentary goes beyond the traditional music biography, offering a portrait as stylish and unconventional as its subject. Gracejonesdokumentation bloodlight and bami ein leben als. Bloodlight and bami is an electrifying journey through the performance, private and public worlds of pop cultural icon grace jones. This electrifying journey through the public and private worlds of pop culture megaicon grace jones contrasts musical sequences with intimate personal footage, all the while brimming with joness bold aesthetic. Bloodlight and bami may also be available with public performance rights ppr and digital site licensing dsl for colleges and universities. Bloodlight and bami opening in cinemas nationwide on 27 october reinvents the music film as an electrifying journey through the performance, private and public worlds of pop cultural icon grace jones, whose. Courtesy kino lorber this article is more than 1 year old. With an undercurrent of melancholy, new documentary shows. Pull up to the bumper for a tour of jamaica and the career of the fabulous grace jones. When the film cuts to her singing nipple to the bottle, i was like hell yeah no time to be your superwoman.
Bloodlight and bami is the only documentary ive ever seen that cites a hat designer in its opening credits. Bloodlight and bami weaves together the layers of grace jones public and private life, as she moves effortlessly between different facets. Though the documentary itself is rather unfocused, the star at its centre is as compelling as ever. Grace jones and director sophie fiennes discuss grace jones. Oct 25, 2017 grace jones in bloodlight and bami a t 69 years old and looking at least 20 years younger the singer grace jones is the subject of this documentary portrait by sophie fiennes. Bloodlight and bami hits cinemas, director sophie fiennes uncovers the fierce, flamboyant and uncompromising world of the fashion icon. Five minutes with the legendary grace jones interview. The stage is where her most extreme embodiments are realised and her. Bloodlight and bami an imperfect portrait of largerthanlife singer. Grace jones speaks about her documentary bloodlight and bami. A largerthanlife entertainer, an androgynous glampop diva, an unpredictable media presencegrace jones is all these things and more. Bloodlight and bami takes the viewer on an intimate and electrifying journey that moves between four cinematic layers performance, family, artist and traveller to explore the fascinating world of this pop cultural phenomenon jones bold aesthetic echoes throughout unique musical performances that include hit songs slave to the rhythm and pull up to the bumper. The official showtimes destination brought to you by trafalgar releasing.
For fiennes, the key and the excitement, was being open to whatever happened. And shes ticked off at a french tv producer for pairing her with scantily clad female dancers in a production number. Grace jones bloodlight and bami 2017 part 1larger than life, wild, scary and androgynous grace jones plays all these parts. So why does sophie fiennes observational grace jones documentary bloodlight and bami present jones with such dull objectivity. In jamaican patois, bloodlight is the red light that illuminates when an artist is recording and bami means bread, the substance of daily life. The documentary is a feat of portraiture and a restoration of humanity. Grace jones is never dull, so why is the new documentary. Recruiting a cadre of young dancers, theyve set up what they believe to be a perfect paris nightclubesque tableaux, but jones isnt having any of it. Mar 22, 2018 trailer for the documentary grace jones. Jones, who was a local politician and apostolic clergyman. Oct 24, 2017 theres a classic display of diva grace when she rows with a french tv producer about the staging of a performance on a tacky tv show. I do recall that when you made hoover street revival that you were talking about a grace jones. Grace jones hat viele facetten, ob unterkuhlte diva, queerikone oder. The couple already had two children, and would go on to have four more.
Bloodlight and bami is that it seeks to square the person with the provocateuse. Grace jones bloodlight and bami 2017 part 1 video dailymotion. Sophie fiennes united kingdom, ireland 2017 doc color dcp 115 english, french d. Bloodlight and bami, director sophie fiennes showcases the artists raging masculine persona with interwoven segments from 2016 concert performances of material off the.
Its an entirely appropriate announcement of values, a reminder that style and. The sequence at the french studio, perhaps more than any other in the film. I have almost all albums vinyl, cd, or official download of grace jones. Bloodlight and bami takes an indepth and honest look at one of the most important artists of recent years. Bloodlight and bami, jones claims that even if all of the power went off during one of her shows, and she had no lights or sound, she would keep on performing she is the performance, and shell go on for the sake of her audience, no matter what. To find out more, homes artistic director of film, jason wood speaks to director sophie fiennes jason wood. As a black female popular singer, grace jones is one of the most iconic singers that the music industry around the world has ever produced. Bloodlight and bami is not a primer on the singularly stylish. Grace jones has many faces, from cold diva to queer icon and hedonistic. Ratings by the motion picture association of america are. If you want a rocknroll, sexy, feel good, empowering film, pull up to the theater in your most audacious outfit and get ready for the grace jones experience. Bloodlight and bami opens with about as fine a welcome as you could ask for. Movie subtitles related to grace jones bloodlight and bami at.
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