Carmine Street Guitars

"Five days in the life of fabled Greenwich Village guitar store Carmine Street Guitars."

2018 1h 26m EN

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7.2

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★7.2TMDB · 10

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Once the centre of the New York bohemia, Greenwich Village is now home to lux restaurants, and buzzer door clothing stores catering to the nouveau riche. But one shop in the heart of the Village remains resilient to the encroaching gentrification: Carmine Street Guitars. There, custom guitar maker Rick Kelly and his young apprentice Cindy Hulej, build handcrafted guitars out of reclaimed wood from old hotels, bars, churches and other local buildings. Nothing looks or sounds quite like a Rick Kelly guitar, which is the reason they are embraced by the likes of Bob Dylan, Lou Reed, Patti Smith, Jim Jarmusch, just to name a few. Featuring a cast of prominent musicians and artists, the film captures five days in the life of Carmine Street Guitars, while examining an all-too-quickly vanishing way of life.

“Five days in the life of fabled Greenwich Village guitar store Carmine Street Guitars.”

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Cast

Rick Kelly
Self
Cindy Hulej
Self
Jim Jarmusch
Self
Eszter Balint
Self
Kirk Douglas
Self
Dorothy Kelly
Self, Rick Kelly's mother
Nels Cline
Self
Lenny Kaye
Self

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ron Mann
Writers: Len Blum
Languages: English
Countries: Canada

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RUNTIME

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86 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 7

ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

CAST

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Rick Kelly and Cindy Hulej and Jim Jarmusch carry the top of the cast.

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5 / 7

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Five days in the life of fabled Greenwich Village guitar store Carmine Street Guitars.".

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt7574126 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ron Mann directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Canada. Dialogue in English.

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186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 8 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Rick Kelly and Cindy Hulej and Jim Jarmusch carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "Five days in the life of fabled Greenwich Village guitar store Carmine Street Guitars.".
6IMDB entry: tt7574126 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 86 min · 1h 26m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Carmine Street Guitars (2018)

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SWITCH.2019-08-07
★ 9/10
‘Carmine Street Guitars’ is the most enjoyable music documentary I’ve watched all year. It works so well because Mann ensures that the genuine passion for guitars and music felt by all the participants in the film reverberates out of the screen and into the hearts of the audience. You'll want to listen to Rick Kelly and you know you’re in good company. - Jake Watt Read Jake's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-carmine-street-guitars-heartfelt-guitar-porn

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