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Be Here to Love Me
Directed by
Margaret Brown
Not Rated
2005
1h 39m
Documentary
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Biography
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7.8
94%
91%
7.2
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Be Here to Love Me - Chronicles the fascinating and often turbulent life of musician Townes van Zandt.
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Cast of Be Here to Love Me
Townes Van Zandt
Self (archive footage)
Willie Nelson
Self - Musician
Kris Kristofferson
Self - Musician
Joe Ely
Self - Musician
Guy Clark
Self - Musician
Donna Spence
Self - Sister
Ann Rice
Self - First Cousin
Luke Sharpe
Self - High School Classmate
John Ruehl
Self - Shattuck Classmate
Bob 'Maverick' Myrick
Self - College Roommate
Frank 'Chito' Greer
Self - Friend
Fran Lohr
Self - First Wife
Jerry Jeff Walker
Self - Musician
Kevin Eggers
Self - Record Producer and Label Owner
Wrecks Bell
Self - Bass Player
David Olney
Self - Musician
J.T. Van Zandt
Self - Son
Steve Earle
Self - Musician
Susanna Clark
Self
Peggy Underwood
Self - Townes' Lawyer
Be Here to Love Me Ratings & Reviews
Chicago Reader
J. R. Jones
This may not be a solid biography, but it feels true.
Cinematical
Christopher Campbell
A surprisingly deep understanding of an otherwise obscure artist.
Film Scouts
Jason Gorber
While the film lacks polish, there's enough good material and good performances to keep everything on track.
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
Loving but unflinching documentary on celebrated singer and songwriter Townes Van Zandt.
Movie Habit
Marty Mapes
Van Zandt gets his own documentary
TheMovieChicks.com
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
He may not have been a good guy, but fellow musicians tend to focus on his work and they can't say enough good things about his talent. They sing his praises and sing his songs.
Dallas Morning News
Mario Tarradell
[An] honest, sobering and poignant tribute to a tortured talent who died young and left behind a treasure chest of songs.
San Francisco Chronicle
Joel Selvin
A documentary that in its spirit and feel catches some of the vulnerability and naive optimism of its subject, Van Zandt.
Chicago Tribune
Lou Carlozo
A less-than-satisfying examination of the country singer's art, career and demons.
The Hollywood Reporter
Sheri Linden
Rather than connecting all the chronological dots, Brown has fashioned Van Zandt's balm-to-the- brokenhearted legacy into potent cinematic poetry.
L.A. Weekly
Tim Grierson
A sobering but compassionate look at a man who ultimately might have been even more troubled than gifted.
Austin Chronicle
Marjorie Baumgarten
Vivid yet impressionistic, Margaret Brown's film tribute to the singer-songwriter Townes Van Zandt brings the late musician and his career into rare focus.
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris
An unnarrated collection of gently told reminiscences that rove impressionistically, the film touches on various points in a career that remained a well-kept secret from the start, when Van Zandt began performing in the late 1960s.
Seattle Times
Tom Keogh
Both frustrating and touching.
Newsday
Gene Seymour
Brown's film evinces a tender, yet unsparing scrutiny of its subject's idiosyncrasies without getting too caught up in the romance of ruin.
New York Post
Kyle Smith
The songs burn with a dark fire, yet there are moments when Van Zandt is less Bob Dylan than David St. Hubbins.
New York Daily News
Elizabeth Weitzman
It's Van Zandt's family that provides the film's most memorable moments, from the second wife who declared life with him 'a bummer' to the children still trying to reconcile the great artist with the very mortal man.
New York Times
Stephen Holden
Margaret Brown has directed a tender, impressionistic film biography about the Texan singer-songwriter Townes Van Zandt.
Village Voice
Georgia Christgau
Loving but frank.
Variety
Eddie Cockrell
A dignified and wistful look at the unusual life, difficult career and lasting influence of singer-songwriter Townes Van Zandt.
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