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I'll Sing for You
Directed by
Jacques Sarasin
Not Rated
2002
76m
Documentary
,
Biography
,
and more
7.4
59%
75%
4.0
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It is a love story told by a singer whose music takes us on a social, political and geographic voyage of Mali from 1960 to our days.
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Cast of I'll Sing for You
Boubacar Traoré
Himself
Haruna Barry
Dèmba-Kane Niang
Madieye Niang
Blaise Pascal
Jacques Sarasin
Director / Writer / Producer
Louis Mouchet
Co-Producer
Bernard Josse
Editor
Patrick Egreteau
Sound Effects Editor
Jean-Guy Véran
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Philippe Lecocq
Sound
I'll Sing for You Ratings & Reviews
Film Journal International
Maria Garcia
A gentle portrait of a musician whose music provides a bridge from Africa to America.
The Hollywood Reporter
Frank Scheck
Features not one word of comment from its subject, but it does offer plenty of musical numbers and an impressionistic portrait of his life and times.
E! Online
Though Traor never talks directly on camera, he speaks volumes through numerous bluesy tunes he performs for the film.
Film-Forward.com
Kent Turner
KarKar's performance is intimate, the film is not.
New York Post
V.A. Musetto
Enjoyable if only to hear KarKar perform his mournful and personal songs, including a tender tribute to his late wife.
TV Guide
Ken Fox
This graceful portrait of the great Malian singer and guitarist Boubacar Traore is also as a fascinating snapshot of Mali in the decades following the west African nation's independence from France in 1960.
Boxoffice Magazine
Jordan Reed
The final product feels frustratingly incomplete.
New York Times
Dave Kehr
Jacques Sarasin's documentary blends the history of post-colonial Mali with the life of one of its most popular musicians, the guitarist and singer Boubacar KarKar Traor.
Newsday
Gene Seymour
A musical biopic conceived as a lyric dreamscape, as a meditation on fate and faith.
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman
One of those sanctifying docs that rambles when it should explore.
Film Threat
Phil Hall
Meandering and disappointing.
Village Voice
Laura Sinagra
The reverent pacing lags a bit, but the film's meditation on the struggle to find spirituality that reconciles Islam with tribal belief systems is powerful in its understatement.
Boston Globe
Ty Burr
For fans of African music, Sing is a rich archeological dig; for newcomers with open ears, it might be a revelation.
Boston Herald
Paul Sherman
We rarely hear from KarKar outside of his songs, and it's hard to conclude the most basic facts about the fame he lost.
Washington Post
Michael O'Sullivan
It never really feels like we've gotten to know the man himself, leaving the figure at the heart of I'll Sing for You a cipher.
Chicago Reader
Fred Camper
Kar Kar's singing is wonderfully expressive, and an improvised song to his wife at her grave site demonstrates the emotional wellspring of his music.
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