Glastonbury

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Glastonbury

R,

2007,

2h 15m,

Documentary/

Music

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73%

33 Reviews

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68%

2,500+ Ratings

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73%

Tomatometer

33 Reviews

68%

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2,500+ Ratings

Filmmaker Julien Temple documents the 35-year musical history of the Glastonbury Festival. Farmer Michael Eavis founds the United Kingdom's longest-running rock fest, where many music fans gather annually. Featured performers include Chris Martin and Morrissey.

Critics Consensus

Glastonbury is formless and scattershot, and successful in capturing the festival's raw, wild energy.

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Nigel Andrews

Financial Times

Oct 7, 2018

When a voice-off narration burbles something about a "convergence of the powerlines of the mind", you know you are in the presence of a film that has purchased at the refreshment kiosk of life more than it can consume.

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Victoria Segal

New Statesman

Sep 26, 2017

Too long, with too many shots of hands-in-the-air ravers and too much Damien Hirst, Glastonbury is still hugely evocative...

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Arthur Ryel-Lindsey

Slant Magazine

Jun 12, 2007

2/4

It's hard to pin down the intent and even the honesty of the filmmaker.

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Kathy Fennessy

Seattle Film Blog

Sep 16, 2024

3/4

For a wide-ranging exploration of a major festival...this rambling document offers a wealth of riches, including--or in spite of-all the acid-addled hippies, lager-filled punk rockers, and ecstasy-fueled ravers.

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David Lamble

Bay Area Reporter

May 21, 2020

While a tad long at 138 minutes, it lacks the sustained performances demanded by concert-film fans. But Temple gives us a wonderful reinvention of the rock film.

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Shawn Levy

Oregonian

Jun 8, 2007

B

Combining images of 30 years of politics, music, self-expression and alternative living, it's a vibrant, if inevitably scattered, film that manages to tread the fine line between chronicling the festival and exploiting it.

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Synopsis

Filmmaker Julien Temple documents the 35-year musical history of the Glastonbury Festival. Farmer Michael Eavis founds the United Kingdom's longest-running rock fest, where many music fans gather annually. Featured performers include Chris Martin and Morrissey.

Director: Julien Temple
Producer: Robert Richards, Christopher Heary
Distributor: ThinkFilm
Production Co: HanWay Films, Newhouse Nitrate
Rating: R (Some Sexual Content|Drug Use|Nudity|Language)
Genre: Documentary, Music
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 23, 2007, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 5, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $7.3K
Runtime: 2h 15m

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