Sat 29 Feb - Sat 7 Mar
Amazing Grace
Cert. U
Did You Miss It?, Festivals & Series, Special Screenings
87 mins
in English
USA | 2018 | dir.s Allan Elliott and Sydney Pollack, with Aretha Franklin, Reverend James Cleveland
An invaluable record of one of America’s greatest artists led by Oscar-winning filmmaker Sydney Pollack. In 1971, Aretha Franklin, the undisputed Queen of Soul, brought producer Jerry Wexler, her backup singers, and the legendary Atlantic Records rhythm section to The New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles to record an album of gospel music before an enthusiastic audience. The result, Amazing Grace, went on to become one of the biggest albums of her career and the best-selling Gospel record of all time…
