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Louie Bluie

1985·Documentary·1h
7.1
Crumb director Terry Zwigoff’s first film is a true treat: a documentary about the obscure country-blues musician and idiosyncratic visual artist Howard “Louie Bluie” Armstrong, member of the last known black string band in America. As beguiling a raconteur as he is a performer, Louie makes for a wildly entertaining movie subject, and Zwigoff honors him with an unsentimental but endlessly affectionate tribute. Full of infectious music and comedy, Louie Bluie is a humane evocation of the kind of pop-cultural marginalia that Zwigoff would continue to excavate in the coming years.
Directed by Terry Zwigoff

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Terry Zwigoff
Terry Zwigoff
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Terry Zwigoff
Terry Zwigoff
Producer
David Myers
David Myers
Cinematography

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Definitely my favorite final shot
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He may be the best Armstrong
He may be the best Armstrong
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