Fresh
This may not be a solid biography, but it feels true.
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
Be Here to Love Me
What would you sacrifice to follow your dream?
2004 · 1h 39m · Not Rated
Documentary, Music
Directed by
Margaret Brown
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Be Here to Love Me
Overview
Chronicles the fascinating and often turbulent life of Townes Van Zandt.
Director and cast
- Margaret Brown Director
- Townes Van Zandt as Self (archive footage)
- Willie Nelson as Self - Musician
- Kris Kristofferson as Self - Musician
- Joe Ely as Self - Musician
- Guy Clark as Self - Musician
- Donna Spence as Self - Sister
- Ann Rice as Self - First Cousin
- Luke Sharpe as Self - High School Classmate
- John Ruehl as Self - Shattuck Classmate
- Bob 'Maverick' Myrick as Self - College Roommate
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
94%
Tomatometer
Fresh
[An] honest, sobering and poignant tribute to a tortured talent who died young and left behind a treasure chest of songs.
Mario Tarradell, Dallas Morning News
Fresh
A documentary that in its spirit and feel catches some of the vulnerability and naive optimism of its subject, Van Zandt.
Joel Selvin, San Francisco Chronicle
Rotten
A less-than-satisfying examination of the country singer's art, career and demons.
Lou Carlozo, Chicago Tribune
Fresh
Rather than connecting all the chronological dots, Brown has fashioned Van Zandt's balm-to-the- brokenhearted legacy into potent cinematic poetry.
Sheri Linden, Hollywood Reporter
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