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By Amelie Lasker (25) for FF2 Media (39) on 24 Aug 2018

This movie is not going to pull you along: rather, you have to be willing to sit with Bill and his friends and listen to the music carefully…

Review of Bill Frisell: A Portrait (2017)

By John Defore (1,351) for Hollywood Reporter (2,966) on 21 Dec 2017

From all indications, he's also that very rare genius who's a lovely guy — a soft-spoken, readily smiling man who is endearing company for…

Review of Bill Frisell: A Portrait (2017)

By Noel Murray (1,901) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 14 Dec 2017

“A Portrait” may not make Frisell’s biography fascinating, but it does give the proper due to a guitarist whose music flows like water…

Review of Bill Frisell: A Portrait (2017)

By Alan Scherstuhl (679) for Village Voice (8,525) on 12 Dec 2017

Franz’s doc, unlike too many about jazz musicians, actually makes room for jazz music, capturing the clean-cut, restlessly inventive Frisell…

Review of Bill Frisell: A Portrait (2017)

By Daniel Eagan (552) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 06 Dec 2017

Bill Frisell: A Portrait presents an exceptionally talented artist who is able to pursue whatever direction his genius takes him…

Review of Bill Frisell: A Portrait (2017)

By Glenn Kenny (1,728) for The New York Times (9,847) on 05 Dec 2017

The movie is at its liveliest when it depicts Mr. Frisell making his distinctive sound with a variety of colleagues. And, fortunately, Ms…

Review of Bill Frisell: A Portrait (2017)

By Brian Lynch (4) for Georgia Straight (1,078) on 20 Jun 2017

Director Emma Franz's new documentary Bill Frisell: A Portrait shows a self-deprecating master whose hands seem to float while shaping sonic…

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By Bennett Campbell Ferguson (43) for Willamette Week (516) on 07 Jun 2017

Can a movie qualify as a portrait if it reveals next to nothing about the family, personality and psyche of the man it portrays…

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Bill Frisell: A Portrait (2017) achieved an average score of 66% and has generally received positive reviews.

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