The Stones and Brian Jones
Poolinale Nights
Nick Broomfield | GB 2024 | 93 min | OVMit: Brian Jones, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
Mit aufschlussreichen Interviews mit allen Hauptakteuren und zum ersten Mal veröffentlichtem Archivmaterial erforscht Nick Broomfield (Marianne & Leonard) das kreative musikalische Genie von Brian Jones, dem Schlüssel zum Erfolg der Band, und deckt auf, wie der Gründer der größten Rock’n’Roll-Band der Welt im Schatten der Geschichte zurückgelassen wurde.
»The rivalrous power dynamic between Jones and frontman Jagger is captured in brilliant subtlety in the glances between them during an impromptu interview. But the deeper throughline of THE STONES AND BRIAN JONES involves the primal wound of a prodigal son.«
»Broomfield has created the definitive documentary on the early days of the Rolling Stones; even more crucially, he has shown both how the Stones became THE STONES and the cost of that success.«
»Via the film’s juxtaposition between footage of Jones performing in front of fawning crowds with the dark personal stories of those who knew him best, Nick Broomfield bitingly undercuts the rock star’s veneer of public adoration.«