Craig Bartholomew Strydom (Author)
Craig Bartholomew Strydom is a freelance writer working in advertising. His work has been featured in the London International Awards, the New York Festivals and the One Show. His writing has appeared in Rolling Stone and Creative Nonfiction, and he was a Susan Atefat Creative Nonfiction Prize finalist in 2011.
Stephen 'Sugar' Segerman (Author)
Stephen ‘Sugar’ Segerman is a music writer and co-owner of the iconic record store, Mabu Vinyl. He is also a former quiz kid. Both Strydom and Segerman live in Cape Town.
发表于2024-12-22
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In the summer of 1972, during a compulsory stint in the South African military, Stephen 'Sugar' Segerman heard the music that would forever change his life. A decade later, on yet another military base, Craig Bartholomew Strydom heard the same music. It would have a profound effect. Who was this folk singer who resonated with South Africa's youth? No one could say. All that anyone knew was his name - Rodriguez - and the fact that he had killed himself on stage after reading his own epitaph.
After many years of searching in a pre-internet age, Strydom with support from Segerman found the musician not dead but alive and living in seclusion in Detroit. Even more remarkable was the fact that Rodriguez, no longer working as a musician and struggling to eke out a blue-collar existence, had no idea that he had been famous for over 25 years in a remote part of the world...
大约只有三分之一的内容聚焦在Rodriguez身上,讲述他七十年代创作过程的更是少之甚少。其余更像是Craig,Sugar和Malik的回忆录,实在打不起兴趣。不过与书相比,那部纪录片的展示甚狡猾”。电影里只截取了Rodriguez回到南非的故事,然而他的职业生涯则是经历了数次“重生”,在70年代末也在澳大利亚有类似的cult狂热,南非巡演之后其实也无较大起色,最终还是靠这部纪录片在美国打出了名声。
评分大约只有三分之一的内容聚焦在Rodriguez身上,讲述他七十年代创作过程的更是少之甚少。其余更像是Craig,Sugar和Malik的回忆录,实在打不起兴趣。不过与书相比,那部纪录片的展示甚狡猾”。电影里只截取了Rodriguez回到南非的故事,然而他的职业生涯则是经历了数次“重生”,在70年代末也在澳大利亚有类似的cult狂热,南非巡演之后其实也无较大起色,最终还是靠这部纪录片在美国打出了名声。
评分大约只有三分之一的内容聚焦在Rodriguez身上,讲述他七十年代创作过程的更是少之甚少。其余更像是Craig,Sugar和Malik的回忆录,实在打不起兴趣。不过与书相比,那部纪录片的展示甚狡猾”。电影里只截取了Rodriguez回到南非的故事,然而他的职业生涯则是经历了数次“重生”,在70年代末也在澳大利亚有类似的cult狂热,南非巡演之后其实也无较大起色,最终还是靠这部纪录片在美国打出了名声。
评分大约只有三分之一的内容聚焦在Rodriguez身上,讲述他七十年代创作过程的更是少之甚少。其余更像是Craig,Sugar和Malik的回忆录,实在打不起兴趣。不过与书相比,那部纪录片的展示甚狡猾”。电影里只截取了Rodriguez回到南非的故事,然而他的职业生涯则是经历了数次“重生”,在70年代末也在澳大利亚有类似的cult狂热,南非巡演之后其实也无较大起色,最终还是靠这部纪录片在美国打出了名声。
评分大约只有三分之一的内容聚焦在Rodriguez身上,讲述他七十年代创作过程的更是少之甚少。其余更像是Craig,Sugar和Malik的回忆录,实在打不起兴趣。不过与书相比,那部纪录片的展示甚狡猾”。电影里只截取了Rodriguez回到南非的故事,然而他的职业生涯则是经历了数次“重生”,在70年代末也在澳大利亚有类似的cult狂热,南非巡演之后其实也无较大起色,最终还是靠这部纪录片在美国打出了名声。
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