Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind

    Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind
    2019

    Synopsis

    From the song he refuses to perform to his admiration for Drake, a songwriting legend reflects on his lyrics and longevity with candour and humour. At 80 years young (and currently recording another album), Gordon Lightfoot continues to entertain and enlighten. Personal archive materials and studio sessions paint an intimate picture of an artist in his element, candidly revisiting his idealistic years in Yorkville's coffeehouses, up through stadium tours and the hedonistic '70s.

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      Cast

      • Gordon LightfootSelf
      • Sylvia TysonSelf
      • Ian TysonSelf
      • Ronnie HawkinsSelf
      • Geddy LeeSelf
      • Sarah McLachlanSelf
      • Alec BaldwinSelf
      • Randy BachmanSelf
      • Tom CochraneSelf
      • Burton CummingsSelf

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      • 91

        The Playlist

        While not a complete portrait of Lightfoot, “If You Could Read My Mind” provides enough key insight into the musician to entertain those who are already fans and convert the others who perhaps haven’t heard of him.
      • 91

        The Playlist

        While not a complete portrait of Lightfoot, “If You Could Read My Mind” provides enough key insight into the musician to entertain those who are already fans and convert the others who perhaps haven’t heard of him.
      • 90

        Film Threat

        He’s not just one of Canada’s greatest songwriters, but one of the world’s. If You Could Read My Mind reminds us why.
      • 90

        Film Threat

        He’s not just one of Canada’s greatest songwriters, but one of the world’s. If You Could Read My Mind reminds us why.
      • 80

        Variety

        Highly entertaining documentary about the folk-pop troubadour of Canada.
      • 80

        Variety

        Highly entertaining documentary about the folk-pop troubadour of Canada.
      • 70

        The Hollywood Reporter

        Although far from comprehensive, the entertaining cinematic biography should well please the singer's longtime fans, particularly those who have followed him through his career spanning six decades, and possibly make him some new ones.
      • 70

        Los Angeles Times

        Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind is a thoroughly engaging retrospective of a hard-working, hard-living performer who survived to tell the tale.