'Dream of Life' ['Sueño de Vida'] no es un documental ni una biografía al uso, aunque en la película la propia Patti Smith narra parte de su cronología, mencionando varias experiencias más o menos conocidas y recordando a los seres queridos (sobre todo ese gran número de pérdidas que han marcado su vida y arte reciente) y además en el metraje se retratan fugaces muestras de su vida en familia o en la carretera. Memorable por ejemplo, aunque breve, esa escena que muestra un reencuentro con Sam Shepard, que fue su pareja en tiempos de experimentación joven en Nueva York. Pero el mayor protagonismo se lo lleva la gran cantidad de objetos que atesora y marcan sus recuerdos (como si de piezas sacras se tratara) y sobre todo su poesía, que sirve para guiar al espectador en una experiencia emocional sobre sensaciones de vida y estados interiores de uno de los personajes esenciales del Rock. Y un buen complemento sería (por ejemplo) escuchar esa recopilación reciente de algunas de sus canciones más significativas titulado 'Ouside Society'.
'Dream of Life' is not a common documentary or a bio, although in the film Patti Smith recounts some of her chronology, mentioning more or less known personal experiences and talking about her loved ones (with special tribute to the great and many losses that have marked her recent life and art) and also show some of her family life or moments on the road. Memorable for example, although very brief, that scene of a meeting with her ex-lover Sam Shepard en Nueva York. But the main focus goes to the large number of objects that remain treasured memories (as if those were some kind of sacred stuff) and especially her poetry, which serves to guide the viewer into an emotional experience about the life and feelings of one of the essential characters in Rock History. And a good complement for this could be (for example) that recent compilation of some of her most significant songs titled 'Ouside Society'.
'Dream of Life' is not a common documentary or a bio, although in the film Patti Smith recounts some of her chronology, mentioning more or less known personal experiences and talking about her loved ones (with special tribute to the great and many losses that have marked her recent life and art) and also show some of her family life or moments on the road. Memorable for example, although very brief, that scene of a meeting with her ex-lover Sam Shepard en Nueva York. But the main focus goes to the large number of objects that remain treasured memories (as if those were some kind of sacred stuff) and especially her poetry, which serves to guide the viewer into an emotional experience about the life and feelings of one of the essential characters in Rock History. And a good complement for this could be (for example) that recent compilation of some of her most significant songs titled 'Ouside Society'.
Patti Smith. Nueva York, 1970. Foto: Norman Seef
Patti Smith, 1976. Foto: Lynn Goldsmith
'Patti Smith: Dream of Life'
EE.UU. 2008
Dirigida por Steve Sebring
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