But We Have the Music

saw this film this afternoon at the same gallery - great experience, as I was just having a wander around the gallery (which was about 50% roped off for rehanging, so not the most amazing of my occasional trips down the road to it) and wasn't expecting there to be a film on. just turned up as the end credits came up, so got to see the whole thing from the start (it was on repeat, every 40 mins). pleasantly surreal to watch holidaying families with restless children trickle in and out every five minutes.

the film itself was watchable and enjoyable, a series of brief intimate portraits of people listening to/occasionally playing music in various settings - waking up in the morning, drinking by a river, sitting alone in a cafe - things that most music fans like me who constantly walk around with headphones glued on can relate to, that different music becomes associated with times, places & experiences. the short vignette structure occasionally reminded me of Jim Jarmusch's Coffee & Cigarettes, but less pretentious and more homespun and relateable. worth seeking out.