Lambert & Stamp

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Lambert & Stamp
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Theatrical release poster
Directed byJames D. Cooper
Produced byJames D. Cooper
Douglas Graves
Loretta Harms
CinematographyJames D. Cooper
Edited by Christopher Tellefsen
Music by The Who
Production
companies
Harms/Cooper, Motorcinema, Inc. Production
Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics
Release dates
Running time
120 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
French
German

Lambert & Stamp is a 2014 American documentary film, produced and directed by James D. Cooper. [1] [2] The film had its world premiere at 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2014. [3] [4]

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After its premiere at Sundance Film Festival, Sony Pictures Classics acquired the distribution rights of the film. [5] [6] The film later screened at 2014 Sundance London Film Festival on April 18, 2014. [7] [8] The film had its theatrical release in United States on April 3, 2015. [9]

Synopsis

The film narrates how aspiring filmmakers Chris Stamp and Kit Lambert, searching a subject for their underground movie, wound up discovering, mentoring and co-managing the English rock band The Who . The film includes never before seen footage of the band from Stamp's personal archive, including film from the 1966 Windsor festival, which was not known to exist.

Reception

Lambert & Stamp received positive reviews from critics. Rob Nelson of Variety , said in his review that "James D. Cooper's impeccably directed debut is a definitive screen bio of the Who and its-rock operatic rise." [10] David Rooney in his review for The Hollywood Reporter praised the film by saying that "A wonderfully alive behind-the-music chronicle that rescues two genuine mavericks from the footnotes of rock history." [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Meet 'Lambert & Stamp': The Unlikely Duo That Tamed the Who" . Retrieved May 7, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Sundance Adds 'Lambert & Stamp' to Documentary Premieres" . Retrieved May 7, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Sundance 2014: Documentary Premieres" . Retrieved May 7, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Sundance: Who Managers Docu Joins Premieres Lineup" . Retrieved May 7, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Sony Pictures Classics Buys The Who Docu 'Lambert & Stamp'" . Retrieved May 7, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Sony Pictures Classics Joins Together With Who Managers Docu 'Lambert & Stamp'" . Retrieved May 7, 2014.
  7. ↑ "The Who documentary 'Lambert & Stamp' added to Sundance lineup" . Retrieved May 7, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Sundance Adds Documentary About The Who Managers 'Lambert & Stamp'" . Retrieved May 7, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Lambert & Stamp" . Retrieved February 13, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Sundance Film Review: 'Lambert & Stamp'" . Retrieved May 7, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Lambert & Stamp: Sundance Review" . Retrieved May 7, 2014.
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