"Danielson: a Family movie" is a documentary about unbridled creativity vs. accessibility, Christian faith vs. popular culture, underground music vs. survival, and family vs. individuality. The film follows Daniel Smith, an eccentric musician and visual artist, as he leads his four siblings and best friend to indie rock stardom, eventually facing the struggle to become viable as a solo act. Along the way he mentors an unknown singer-songwriter named Sufjan Stevens whose own subsequent success stands in stark contrast to the music world's uneasy reception of Danielson just a few years prior. Makes use of collage, direct cinema and animation.
Danielson: A Family Movie (or, Make a Joyful Noise Here) has generally received positive reviews.
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Review of Danielson: A Family Movie (or, Make a Joyful Noise Here) (2006)
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Danielson: A Family Movie (or, Make a Joyful Noise Here) was released in 2006 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 7 reviews, giving Danielson: A Family Movie (or, Make a Joyful Noise Here) (2006) an average rating of 71%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 90%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 62%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Danielson: A Family Movie (or, Make a Joyful Noise Here) than critics were.
With a score of 71%, Danielson: A Family Movie (or, Make a Joyful Noise Here) is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2006, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 2006 with similar scores include films like The Devil Wears Prada, The Holiday and Babel.
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