¡Little Richard : I Am Everything
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[Machine Translation] The Beatles, the Stones, Elvis. It all started with him! Little Richard, the founder and contributor to rock and roll. Learn from his tumultuous life and the trajectory of his indomitable and sensitive soul. A great artist who led the birth of modern rock 'n' roll and faced all kinds of hardships. What are the unknown facts and true face of this great artist? --Little Richard. Little Richard, whose real name is Richard Wayne Penniman, is a legendary black artist who burst onto the music scene like a comet in the mid-1950s and has had a profound influence on future rock musicians. Mick Jagger said, "Little Richard started rock 'n' roll," and Elvis Presley said, "He's the real king of rock 'n' roll. John Lennon said, "When I first met him, I was so in awe that I was frozen in place," and Paul McCartney gleefully said, "Richard's the reason I scream in my songs. How did he come to be the man he is today, and how did he make his mark on the world? This moving documentary reveals the story through a wealth of archival footage and testimonials from the man himself, his relatives and friends, and well-informed people, as well as from famous musicians such as Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Paul McCartney, and David Bowie. In 1955, the band's debut single "Tutti Frutti" became a huge hit and led to a rock 'n' roll boom, winning the hearts of anti-authority-minded youth. After a five-year return to the church, he returned in 1962. Through his tours in England, he had a decisive stimulus and influence on the Beatles and Rolling Stones when they were still unknown. He played the piano while standing still and sang as if he were shouting against a background of intense rhythms, or else he stood on the piano, took off his clothes, and ran around the stage in all directions. The excitement and emotion of seeing these performances, which have become so commonplace nowadays, is tremendous as one reconfirms the fact that they were created by a black musician some 70 years ago, and the archival footage of Richard's songs and performances is simply overwhelming. In recent years, Richard has also been attracting attention again as a "pioneer of LGBTQ+ (queer)", and this film is very unique and contemporary in its reanalysis of Richard from this queer perspective. Richard's life was a life of hesitation and pain, but he moved forward and was rewarded in the end. This is the story of one indomitable and sensitive soul. --In those days, racial discrimination was still very strong in the United States, especially in the South. The desire to be "accepted" in the music business was also unfulfilled for a long time. He was also an openly gay minority, and despite his cheerful manner, he was a man with a fragile and sensitive heart. This is the "trajectory of one man's soul" depicted in the form of a documentary. Discrimination and prejudice, time and power, faith and music. This is a requiem and a hymn to a man who was lost and suffered at various crossroads in his life, but in the end, he broke down all barriers and liberated himself. It all started with him! Without him, the doors leading to the present day would not have been opened!
Original Release Year: 2023
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