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Films dealing with blues history or prominently featuring blues music as a theme include: *''St. Louis Blues'' (1929): the only short movie with Bessie Smith *''Sounder'' (1972) *''Lady Sings The Blues'' (1972): about Billie Holiday *''Leadbelly'' (1976): biographical film about Huddie William Ledbetter *''The Blues Brothers'' (1980) *''Streets of Fire'' (1984) *''Crossroads'' (1986): directed by Walter Hill, about a "deal with the devil", with a soundtrack by Ry Cooder and a guitar duel between Ralph Macchio and Steve Vai * ''Mo' Better Blues'' (1990) *''The Search for Robert Johnson'' (1991) *''Blues Brothers 2000'' (1998) *''Cowboy Bebop'' (1999): many of the episodes are influenced by and feature blues music *''O Brother, Where Art Thou?'' (2000) *''The Blues, a Musical Journey'' (2003): Martin Scorsese produced seven documentaries about the blues: * *''Feel Like Going Home'' (Martin Scorsese): about the African origins of the blues * *''The Soul of a Man'' (Wim Wenders): about Skip James, Blind Willie Johnson and J. B. Lenoir * *''The Road to Memphis'' (Richard Pearce) : focuses on B. B. King's contributions * *''Warming by the Devil's Fire'' (Charles Burnett): fiction on a blues-based theme * *''Godfathers and Sons'' (Marc Levin): about Chicago blues and hip-hop * *''Red, White & Blues'' (Mike Figgis): about British blues-influenced music (e.g., Tom Jones, Van Morrison) * *''Piano Blues'' (Clint Eastwood): focuses on blues pianists such as Ray Charles and Dr. John *''Ray'' (2004) *''Richard Johnston: Hill Country Troubadour'' (2005): Max Shores documentary about R. L. Burnside, Jessie Mae Hemphill, Junior Kimbrough, Richard Johnston, and other north Mississippi hill country blues musicians *''You See Me Laughin''' (2005): directed by Mandy Stein, documentary that takes a look at the often untamed lifestyles of the last great North Mississippi bluesmen and the Oxford, Mississippi–based label (Fat Possum Records) that struggles to record them *''The Search for Robert Johnson'' (2006): documentary aiming to discover facts and myths about the infamous blues guitarist *''Black Snake Moan'' (2007) *''Honeydripper'' (2007) *''Cadillac Records'' (2008) *''Who Do You Love?'' (2008) ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of films about blues music」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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