Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2062 in DVD
• Released on: 2006-11-20
• Rating: Parental Guidance
• Aspect ratio: 1.77:1
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: English
• Number of discs: 2
• Running time: 99 minutes

DVD Description
Heart of Gold is Jonathan Demme’s intimate musical portrait of legendary singer / songwriter Neil Young, filmed on the occasion of the world premier of Young’s "Prairie Wind" concert at Nashville’s hallowed Ryman Auditorium last summer. Young’s music provides an emotionally rich view into this unique artists relationship to family, friends, mortality and the passage of time. Young is accompanied onstage by many long time musical companions, including country star Emmylou Harris, Neil’s wife Pegi Young and bandleader / steel guitarist Ben Keith.

DISC 1 "HEART OF GOLD" Video The feature concert film. "STORIES" Video A collection of Neil Young’s spoken introductions that were deleted from the film, including "Old King," the story of his beloved dog. "HE WAS THE KING" Video Features the sequence of the deleted song, "He Was The King." DISC 2 "THE PRAIRIE WIND DIARIES" Video This verité documentary follows the Nashville film project from early preparations up to the final two-night performance with exclusive behind-the scenes footage. "FELLOW TRAVELERS" Video A conversation with Jonathan Demme and Neil Young on their friendship and artistic collaboration resulting in the production of "Heart of Gold" (may include b-roll, film clips and still photos). "NASHVILLE CRUISE" Video A ride-along interview through the streets of Nashville with Neil Young on the first day of the performance (includes b-roll of production and Nashville). "FINISHING TOUCHES" Video A verité segment captured within the New York sound facility as Neil Young and Jonathan Demme complete work on the final audio mix for "Heart of Gold." "FIRST TIME" **TBD** Video An excerpt or the entire clip from Neil Young’s early performance in Nashville of "Mama Don’t Allow" on THE JOHNNY CASH SHOW. "FARM AID" video As a social and environmental activist, Neil Young brings the plight of farmers to the forefront as one of the founders of Farm Aid. Excerpts from backstage at this year’s event will be included.

Synopsis
Director Jonathan Demme (STOP MAKING SENSE) pays tribute to folk-rock legend Neil Young in this riveting docu-concert. Filmed at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium, HEART OF GOLD offers an intimate portrait of this unique artist through his music and insights on family, friends, mortality, and the passage of time. The film is split into two acts; the former featuring songs from 2005's PRAIRIE WIND album, the latter drawing on four decades worth of hits, where he's joined onstage by long-time musical collaborators including country star Emmylou Harris and steel guitarist Ben Keith. For Demme--already a huge fan of the singer-songwriter--making this film was a labour of love, as he explains it, 'the marriage of music on film is just as thrilling as filmmaking can get for me'.

Customer Reviews

Excellent
Both musical and cinematic masterpeice! What more can I say? It is what Neil is all about. Neil opens his soul for everyone who is prepared, ready and able to transact with him on this emotional level. Life changing expeience!

Pure Gold
This is the rhird and easily the best Neil Young concert D.V.D. I have bought. The audio-visual quality is superb, as are the performances. I loved all the tracks, except for 'Prairie Wind,' which I found boring and repetitive. The balance between the new songs and his golden oldies is spot on and I would reccomend it to all Neil Young fans.

Stunning
A joy just to sit back, watch & listen. The songs from his Prairie Wind CD seem to be his reflections on life, death & friendship from the viewpoint of someone who has lived a full & varied life while the more familiar songs are sung beautifully & given a new lease of life. The fragility of his voice on some tracks seems to enhance rather than detract from the music. The quality of the sets, together with the impressive number of musicians and friends that accompany Mr Young make this an superb concert indeed.