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Sound It Out

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A portrait of the last record store in Teesside, England.

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Deborah Ross The Spectator It is lovely; full of heart, affection and thoughtfulness. Aug 31, 2018 Full Review James Adams Globe and Mail As Tolstoy might have put it, "good record stores are all alike," whatever their size or stock or the number of tattoos sported by their customers. Rated: 3/4 Apr 20, 2012 Full Review Linda Barnard Toronto Star Finlay takes a gentle approach with her subjects, letting their passion - and hers - guide the doc, which was crowd-source funded by more than 250 donors. Rated: 3.5/4 Apr 19, 2012 Full Review Norman Wilner NOW Toronto Rated: 2/5 Apr 20, 2012 Full Review Philip French Observer (UK) It's a delightful, real-life version of Nick Hornby's novel High Fidelity, a song of love, sadness and mortality with everyone involved doing it their way as they face the vinyl curtain. Nov 6, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Affectionate compelling documentary on a dying breed. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member real-life version of Nick Hornby's novel High Fidelity 6 1 2013 Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member One of the best documentaries I have ever seen. If you ever spent a Saturday afternoon flicking trough a stack of records, this is for you. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member Very powerful, I suppose as an ex record shop manager I would say that, wouldn't I? But this is a film about passion for more than just records. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member The film is interesting for about ten minutes, and then it drones on and on. I have certainly seen better documentaries in my time. Of course there is a tinge of nostalgia seeing all the vinyl, and there is a touch of cultural class to the social side which shows where the Britts are at in the modern times, but to be honest there really wasn't much substance as far as artistic representation goes apart from the odd close up facials and the occasional inspired musical interludes - pretty run of the mill stuff... Basically, if you are hardcore vinyl junky this film will keep you watching, but if you are not a record shop freak, the film is just too long winded and lacks any kind of intellectual or artistic appeal... don't waste your time, give it a miss. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A portrait of the last record store in Teesside, England.
Director
Jeanie Finlay
Producer
Jeanie Finlay
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 5, 2016
Runtime
1h 15m