Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #27052 in DVD
• Released on: 2009-03-30
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Format: PAL
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 159 minutes

Video Description
Portrait of the legendary musician, artist and poet known as the godmother of punk, Patti Smith emerged in the 1970's, galvanizing the music scene with her unique style of poetic rage, music, and trademark swagger. We experience this multitalented, charismatic and extremely private artist over 11 years through spoken words, performances, lyrics, interviews, paintings, and photographs.

Synopsis
Steven Sebring's DREAM OF LIFE gathers about 10 recent years' worth of footage of rock icon Patti Smith: in performance, lolling on Baudelaire's grave, protesting the war in Iraq, strolling Coney Island with her children, jamming on acoustic guitars with old friend and former lover Sam Shepard, and chatting openly to the camera without a trace of self-consciousness. The absence of portentous voiceovers or 'talking heads' underscores the intimacy and humble quality of the production, although the plethora of cameo shots of members of rock royalty indicates the wide-ranging influence Smith has had since the mid-1970s.

PATTI SMITH: DREAM OF LIFE is a celebration of the redemptive power of song and poetry, of being awake to the beauty all around, and it is a tonic for the soul.

Review
Patti Smith Dream Of Life offers total access and a subject who accepts the camera as a friendly fan. Lovely --The Guardian

Customer Reviews

Patti Smith - Dream of Life
I'm a massive Patti Smith fan but this is a bit of a yawn (admittedly, I did try watching it at 1am in the morning). Languid and arty rather than rock n'roll.

The best movie about Patti Smith
It's the best movie about Patti Smith I've ever seen. Very sober! It would have been very fine with more from her live performances!

11 years in the making but it's here - AT LAST!
Awesome, intimate, trippy, educational, personal, entertaining. I LOVE THIS DVD. Don't bother with the book of the same name though - that's just a load of very poor quality stills taken from this DVD & is a load of rubbish!