Synopsis
Hailed as one of the most innovative and intimate documentaries of all time, experience Kurt Cobain like never before in the only ever fully authorized portrait of the famed music icon. Academy Award nominated filmmaker Brett Morgen expertly blends Cobain's personal archive of art, music, never seen before movies, animation and revelatory interviews from his family and closest friends.
Votre Filmothèque
Cast
- Kurt CobainSelf (archive footage/voice)
- Courtney LoveSelf
- Krist NovoselicSelf
- Dave GrohlSelf (archive footage)
- Frances Bean CobainSelf (archive footage)
- Pat SmearSelf (archive footage)
- Dale CroverSelf (archive footage)
- Buzz OsborneSelf (archive footage)
- Eric ErlandsonSelf (archive footage)
- Jennifer FinchSelf (archive footage)
Recommandations
- 100
Entertainment Weekly
It proves that Morgen isn’t interested in hagiography. He wants to show us the real Kurt Cobain, warts and all. - 100
New York Post
It’s his home movies with Love and baby — some playful, others drugged and drooling — that fans will find the most emotional viewing. As the credits roll, it’s hard not to just root for the sensitive, progressive, fiercely creative Cobain and wish that he’d lived long enough to find a little peace of mind. - 91
The Playlist
It’s a journey deep into the psyche of the tormented genius, that is as all-encompassing and expressive of Cobain's spirit as a film could possibly be. It's a true achievement, both in documentary filmmaking, and in preserving the memory and legacy of Cobain. - 80
Total Film
Like a Cobain mixtape brought to feral life, Montage is scruffy, sharp and insightful on an oft-explored subject. The pay-off is terribly moving – it’ll drain you. - 80
CineVue
What Brett Morgen crafts for his audience - in what may very well come to be known as the definitive documentary on the musician - with Cobain: Montage of Heck (2015) is simply stunning. Morgen runs his coverage of Cobain from the cradle to the grave. - 80
The Telegraph
Morgen manages to stay clear of hagiography, instead compiling an exhilarating piece of film-making – one that’s fully in keeping with Cobain’s virtuosity. - 75
Slant Magazine
Director Brett Morgen distinguishes the biographical documentary by viewing himself as more of a curator than a film director. - 70
Village Voice
While its unconventional approach eventually becomes a tad wearisome, Morgen’s film proves a uniquely revealing exploration of the development, and eventual disintegration, of the heart and mind (and spirit) of a musician incapable of finding solace in, or transcendence through, his angst.
