LOMAX-the songhunter

Of course Alan Lomax deserves to be praised for his contributions to American culture. Of course he had some VERY serious flaws, and this show politely indicates some of them. He has also been the subject of very unfair criticism, which the director wisely avoids.

However, I found it immensely disturbing how much footage was devoted to seeing Alan Lomax as he was shortly before he died, with his mind no longer what it had been. For example, the opening shot of his daughter reading his own words to him was painfully gratuitous. He obviously couldn't understand what was going on, but the camera lingered (dare I say, stared?) on him, and far too often throughout the film. If these scenes could be edited out, it would be worth a 9, maybe even 10.

There is much that is good here, though. I particularly liked the scenes where the crew visit people Lomax had recorded many years before in Spain and Italy. And the description of Cantometrics was easy to follow, if a bit simplistic. Maybe something on the Global Jukebox, his last big project?

阿伦·罗马克斯(1915-2002)是一个民歌收集者。在他生命的大部分时间里，他带着他的录音设备环游了世界，找寻最美的民歌。罗马克斯收录了在他的麦克风前用心和灵魂歌唱的普通人的声音。这部电影的作者在离罗马克斯去世的一年之前访问了他。他已经因脑溢血无法和他说话了。电影制作者于是决定寻找那些罗马克斯录音过的人们。在这部热情洋溢的音乐公路片中我们慢慢发现了为什么民歌是这样地动听，并且到底是什么影响了传说中的阿伦·罗马克斯。

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