Genre:
Music [nf]
Release Date: 06/03/2003
SubTitles: English/French/Ger/Italian/Por
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD5.1/DD2/DTS
Run Time: 120 Minutes
Distributor/Studio: Eagle Vision USA
Assembled by filmmaker
Susan Lacy, this 90-minute TV
documentary charts the life and career of Canadian singer/songwriter
Joni Mitchell. In a starring career that spans nearly four decades,
Mitchell embraced an infinite variety of musical styles, with
folk and
jazz in the forefront. Linking the narrative together with
Mitchell's most famous lyrics (35 of her songs are represented in all), the film overflows with precious concert clips, some familiar (
Mitchell's appearance at
Woodstock) and some shown on American TV for the first time (a rare glimpse of
Mitchell performing
"Blue" at a 1974 concert). Also seen are home movies of
Mitchell with such co-workers and intimates as
David Crosby,
James Taylor,
Graham Nash, and
David Geffen.
Joni Mitchell: Woman of Heart and Mind originally aired as part of the
PBS documentary series
American Masters.
~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide