The cinematic team of Anderson and Greenwood is not new, as Greenwood has scored all three of Anderson’s latest films (Inherent Vice, The Master, There Will Be Blood). Anderson has also direct a flurry of music videos, for acts such as Fiona Apple, Joanna Newson, Aimee Mann and Jon Brion.
This documentary has elements of Anderson’s brilliant directorial mind and spirit, but he lets it all unfold naturally. He never intrudes or forces the issue on his subjects, almost acting as a fly on the wall as well see Greenwood work with his collaborators in the studio.
Although Anderson is one of the strongest advocates on shooting on film, he shot Junun digitally as his camcorder was the only camera out of his equipment that he could bring through customs. The result is striking for some fans of Anderson, but it also allows him such freedoms as using a drone to float in and out of the room that the musicians are playing in and fly overhead, giving us some unthinkable shots that truly stick out.
Sitting at a tight 54 minutes, Junun is a brisk ride that gives us a tremendous behind the scene look at one of the great musicians of our time, filmed by one of the best directors of our time, in a light but enjoyable documentary that fans of both cinema and music can enjoy gleefully.
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