A biography of Woody Guthrie, one of America's greatest folk singers. He left his dust-devastated Texas home in the 1930s to find work, discovering the suffering and strength of America's working class.
“Bound for Glory brings the Dust Bowl era to authentic life thanks to Haskell Wexler's opulent cinematography and Woody Guthrie's resonant music, capturing the American mood at the time as much as it does the folk singer's life.”
Bound For Glory isn't quite an epic; it's a hole-in-shoe pastoral, and we can't help being aware that this is the most expensive-looking Depression we've ever seen,
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Roger Ebert
RTChicago Sun-TimesJul 2, 2018
There are images in Hal Ashby's Bound For Glory so striking or so beautiful I doubt I'll ever forget them... The film has a grave dignity, which is good, but it often seems to lack life, which would be better.
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Dave Kehr
RTChicago ReaderMay 11, 2012
One half of a very good movie.
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Rene Jordan
RTEl Nuevo Herald (Miami)Aug 16, 2023
This film is intelligently directed, magnificently acted, brilliantly shot, and edited by an angled equipped with scissors. [Full review in Spanish]