Review of Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard (2011) by Jemima D — 04 Nov 2011

A beautiful, insightful, raw and sad film. Amongst the very best music documentaries I have seen.

This review of Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard (2011) was written by Jemima D on 04 Nov 2011.

Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Leigh Paatsch (1,103) for Herald Sun (Australia) (1,081) on 26 Oct 2011

An amazing documentary about the late Australian musician Rowland S. Howard…

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By Art S (1,002) on 14 Dec 2011

A rare insight into the australian punk scene of the 70's and the influences of the young Roland S Howard, part genius, part tortured soul…

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By Beth Wilson (24) for Trespass (429) on 27 Oct 2011

Although this film will obviously interest Howard's fans, even those who are unaware of his legacy will find Autoluminescent a fascinating…

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By Margaret Pomeranz (380) for At the Movies (Australia) (716) on 03 Nov 2011

For anyone interested in Rowland's career and life, or in the music scene of those times, this is absolutely a must-see film…

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By Jim Schembri (1,298) for The Age (Australia) (918) on 26 Oct 2011

Fans will love it; non-fans will get a strong taste of the hedonistic alt.universe these people inhabited…

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By Tom D (1,091) on 31 Oct 2011

Sensational overview of Howard's music and history,and the music is brilliant, but although the interviews are good, they are probably overdone…

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By Cara Nash (110) for FILMINK (Australia) (1,405) on 25 Oct 2011

The best and richest parts of this documentary are the various interviews with Howard himself, which unmistakably reveal a musician whose artistic…

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By David Stratton (799) for At the Movies (Australia) (716) on 03 Nov 2011

I did find this really fascinating and rather sad too…

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By Ghost P (1) on 16 Sep 2011

Looks amazing. How can you not be in awe of this man.The trailer captures the darkness and enigma which was Roland Howard…

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Review of Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard (2011)

By Jai I (2) on 14 Nov 2011

A beautiful collaboration, crafted with a lot of love and a scarcity of bullshit. Rowland's light shining through the darkness…

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