Woodstock
1970 · 224 min
Directed by Martin Scorsese, Michael Wadleigh, Thelma Schoonmaker. Written by Michael Wadleigh. Photographed by David Myers. Starring Richie Havens, Joan Baez, Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle.
An intimate look at the Woodstock Music & Art Festival held in Bethel, NY in 1969, from preparation through cleanup, with historic access to insiders, blistering concert footage, and portraits of the concertgoers; negative and positive aspects are shown, from drug use by performers to naked fans sliding in the mud, from the collapse of the fences by the unexpected hordes to the surreal arrival of National Guard helicopters with food and medical assistance for the impromptu city of 500,000.
Critics 100% · audiences 92% · 2 Oscar nominations