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The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists
What happens when a dedicated husband and father quits his job, adopts the persona of a Western-Movie Singing Cowboy, takes on the entire art establishment (including Christo and Andy Warhol), and refuses to accept money for his art ? Meet Gerry Gaxiola, AKA The Maestro, an ex-wage slave who gave up everything to make art for art's sake. The Maestro's story could inspire a whole new generation of Van Goghs.
| Release : | 1995 |
| Rating : | 7 |
| Studio : | Flower Films, |
| Crew : | Director of Photography, Director, |
| Cast : | |
| Genre : | Documentary Music |
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Rating: 8
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One of the best films i have seen
Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.
This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.
The movie is wonderful and true, an act of love in all its contradictions and complexity
Les Blank, best known for his Herzog doc, BURDEN OF DREAMS, which won a British Academy Award, has spent 40 some years making acute, incisive, documentaries about unique individuals, Louisiana culture, food, and music as his main themes. MAESTRO is an enormously entertaining film about an unconventional "cowboy" artist who sets himself against Andy Warhol and refuses to accept any money for his art. Les Blank creates a curious ethnography of The Maestro's way of life and ideologies. Visit Les' website to find out more about his films.
