Should you watch Kurt & Courtney?
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Kurt & Courtney
Documentary · 1998
After rocker Kurt Cobain's death, ruled a suicide, a film crew arrives in Seattle to make a documentary. Director Nick Broomfield talks to lots of people. Portraits emerge: a shy, slight Kurt, weary of touring, embarrassed by fame, hooked on heroin; an out-going Courtney, dramatic, controlling, moving from groupie to star.
The sides of Kurt & Courtney
- Kurt Cobain's death in Seattle
- Nick Broomfield asking questions on camera
- Friends, family and rumours about Courtney Love
Kurt & Courtney is good for you if…
- you want to hear the people who knew Kurt Cobain.
- you like a filmmaker chasing the questions left after a death.
- you like portraits of a shy musician and a fierce partner.
Kurt & Courtney is bad for you if…
- you'd rather not dwell on a suicide, heroin and the theories around them.
- you want Nirvana songs, and the film has almost none.
About: fame · addiction · grief
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