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The Past Is a Grotesque Animal

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Kevin Barnes, leader of the band Of Montreal, has a drive to make music so relentless that he begins to value art over human relationships.
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Peter Keough Boston Globe How exhilarating, and exhausting, it must be to wake up every day and be Kevin Barnes. Rated: 3/4 Jun 19, 2014 Full Review Robert Roten Laramie Movie Scope While Kevin Barnes, and the band, are different in some ways from other musicians and bands, they are also similar in a lot of ways. This is a slightly above average musical documentary, not very different than many others in this genre. Rated: C+ Feb 2, 2015 Full Review Paul Bullock Under the Radar Jason Miller's fantastic new documentary ... presents a frank, complex portrait of an artist who has been pushing the limits of his medium for almost two decades. Rated: 8/10 Jul 31, 2014 Full Review Jamie S. Rich Oregonian Laced with plenty of performance footage, "The Past" peels back the curtain on one of the strangest--or some might say most pretentious--music collectives currently going. Rated: 2.5/5 Jun 20, 2014 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Was wonderful! Don't miss this if your a fan Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Woven together handsomely, this drama cleverly disguises itself as a rockumentary. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Jason Miller

Director

Jon Brion

Actor

Janelle Monáe

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Susan Sarandon

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Solange Knowles

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Andrew VanWyngarden

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Synopsis Kevin Barnes, leader of the band Of Montreal, has a drive to make music so relentless that he begins to value art over human relationships.
Director
Jason Miller
Producer
Jason Miller, Andrew Napier
Screenwriter
Jason Miller, Andrew Napier
Production Co
Wrecking Crew, Shrine, Polyvinyl Records
Genre
Documentary, Biography, Music
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 17, 2015
Runtime
1h 16m
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