Over ten years in the making, photographer Steven Sebring's B&W documentary portrait of the high-priestess of NYC punk-rock and poetry offers myriad views of a fascinating, multi-faceted woman -- a rock and roll icon if ever there was one. But thanks to its meandering, achronological structure, we don't learn too many specifics of Smith's brilliant career, and only a die-hard fan will find all of it vitally interesting.
Born in Chicago and raised in working-class southern New Jersey, Smith came to New York City in 1967 in hopes of becoming a poet, preferably one who wielded a guitar like her idols, Jim Morrison, Keith Richards and Bob Dylan. Smith hung out ...
Released:
2008
Rated:
n/a
Length:
109 mins