Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-06-06

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, Denmark, France, Germany, UK

Runtime:

89 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (217 Reviews)

Director:

Kerthy Fix Gail O'Hara

Genres:

Documentary Music

Cast:

Laura Ballance Carrie Brownstein Ethan Cohn Sam Davol

Fullplot:

Songwriter Stephin Merritt is known as "the Cole Porter of his generation" for his memorable melodies, lovelorn lyrics and wry musical stylings. Shot over a period of 10 years, "Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields" explores his friendship with his longtime bandmate and manager Claudia Gonson. Through his recording and songwriting process, the film traces a 20-year career that has yielded one of the most engaging bodies of work in the contemporary American songbook.

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