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Films dealing with blues history or prominently featuring blues music as a theme include: * St. Louis Blues (1929): the only short movie with Bessie Smith * Blues in the Night (1941) * Two Girls and a Sailor (1944) * A Face in the Crowd (1957) * Sounder (1972) * Lady Sings The Blues (1972): about Billie Holiday * Leadbelly (1976): biographical film about Huddie William Ledbetter * The Blues Brothers (1980) * Streets of Fire (1984) * Crossroads (1986): directed by Walter Hill, about a "deal with the devil", with a soundtrack by Ry Cooder and a guitar duel between Ralph Macchio and Steve Vai * Mo' Better Blues (1990) * The Search for Robert Johnson (1991): documentary aiming to discover facts and myths about the infamous blues guitarist * Blues Brothers 2000 (1998) * O Brother,

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  • Tento seznam shromažďuje filmy pojednávající o blues, historii blues či obecně filmy s bluesovou tematikou. (cs)
  • Films dealing with blues history or prominently featuring blues music as a theme include: * St. Louis Blues (1929): the only short movie with Bessie Smith * Blues in the Night (1941) * Two Girls and a Sailor (1944) * A Face in the Crowd (1957) * Sounder (1972) * Lady Sings The Blues (1972): about Billie Holiday * Leadbelly (1976): biographical film about Huddie William Ledbetter * The Blues Brothers (1980) * Streets of Fire (1984) * Crossroads (1986): directed by Walter Hill, about a "deal with the devil", with a soundtrack by Ry Cooder and a guitar duel between Ralph Macchio and Steve Vai * Mo' Better Blues (1990) * The Search for Robert Johnson (1991): documentary aiming to discover facts and myths about the infamous blues guitarist * Blues Brothers 2000 (1998) * O Brother, (en)
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  • Tento seznam shromažďuje filmy pojednávající o blues, historii blues či obecně filmy s bluesovou tematikou. (cs)
  • Films dealing with blues history or prominently featuring blues music as a theme include: * St. Louis Blues (1929): the only short movie with Bessie Smith * Blues in the Night (1941) * Two Girls and a Sailor (1944) * A Face in the Crowd (1957) * Sounder (1972) * Lady Sings The Blues (1972): about Billie Holiday * Leadbelly (1976): biographical film about Huddie William Ledbetter * The Blues Brothers (1980) * Streets of Fire (1984) * Crossroads (1986): directed by Walter Hill, about a "deal with the devil", with a soundtrack by Ry Cooder and a guitar duel between Ralph Macchio and Steve Vai * Mo' Better Blues (1990) * The Search for Robert Johnson (1991): documentary aiming to discover facts and myths about the infamous blues guitarist * Blues Brothers 2000 (1998) * O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) * Ghost World (2001) * Deep Blues: A Musical Pilgrimage to the Crossroads (2003) * Last of the Mississippi Jukes (2003) * The Blues, a Musical Journey (2003): Martin Scorsese produced seven documentaries about the blues: * Feel Like Going Home (Martin Scorsese): about the African origins of the blues * The Soul of a Man (Wim Wenders): about Skip James, Blind Willie Johnson and J. B. Lenoir * The Road to Memphis (Richard Pearce) : focuses on B. B. King's contributions * Warming by the Devil's Fire (Charles Burnett): fiction on a blues-based theme * Godfathers and Sons (Marc Levin): about Chicago blues and hip-hop * Red, White & Blues (Mike Figgis): about British blues-influenced music (e.g., Tom Jones, Van Morrison) * Piano Blues (Clint Eastwood): focuses on blues pianists such as Ray Charles and Dr. John * Ray (2004) * Richard Johnston: Hill Country Troubadour (2005): Max Shores documentary about R. L. Burnside, Jessie Mae Hemphill, Junior Kimbrough, Richard Johnston, and other north Mississippi hill country blues musicians * (2005): directed by Mandy Stein, documentary that takes a look at the often untamed lifestyles of the last great North Mississippi bluesmen and the Oxford, Mississippi–based label (Fat Possum Records) that struggles to record them * Black Snake Moan (2007) * Honeydripper (2007) * Cadillac Records (2008) * Who Do You Love? (2008) (en)
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