Greenwich village odyssey

Rating: 10/10 (12 January 2014)

This is an amazing funny slice of life story of a struggling artist navigating the music scene of 1961 New York.
Llewelyn appears to have fallen into an existential funk following the suicide of his singing partner who jumped off the George Washington bridge. A new found pal points out who jumps off the George Washington bridge? Because of course if you want to commit suicide properly, you have to jump off the Brooklyn bridge! This dry humour was a real feature of this movie- it just fit with the quirky movement of the film. The priceless look of realization when Llewelyn gazes at a movie poster for the 1960s flick "The incredible Journey" (about a group of pets that journey across the Canadian Wilderness to go back home). Was funny on so many levels!
The movie unfolds like a folk music song, with Llewelyn's disappointments, search for some kind of meaning in life and a somewhat transient / bohemian existence couch surfing with a variety of people.
The subtle humour of the props of that 1960s era, the staple corduroy jacket, the smoky music agents office with the secretary pounding out on smith corona typewriters, the corn cob characters performing folksy music at the Gaslight bar provides the backdrop for this slice of New York 1960s Greenwich Village music scene. It's great when a young Bob Dylan gets on stage at the end of the movie!
The soundtrack of the movie is beautiful and unique and I can't get the "Queen Jane" song out of my head! It's sung so beautifully!
If you want a great movie experience that is a great look at this amazing chapter in American folk music scene, see this movie!