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简介：ThelifeofthegreatAmericanfolksingerisdetailedinthis160-minutedocumentarynarratedbysingerBillyBragg.DirectorStephenGammondgivesusthecradle-to-graveviewofWoodyGuthrieastoldbythosewhoknewhim,mostmemorablyhisdaughterNora,sonArlo,sisterMaryJo,andpeerPeteSeeger.Thefolksinger'sabilitytomixpoliticswithsongandweavethemtogethermelodicallyisuniversallypraised.FrightfullymissingisalotoffootageofGuthrie;wehearsongsbutnoton-screenimages.It'sasifGammonddecidednottogotheusualroute.It'struethatdynamicdocumentariescanbemadewithoutdirectsourcematerial(seeKenBurns),butthisoverlongfilmwearsoutitswelcomedespitesomegems(footagefromthelong-forgottendocumentaryabouttheColumbiaRiverforwhichGuthriesuppliedthesongs).Guthrieenthusiastsmayfindthefilmtaxingbutwillrevelinthedetails.ThemerelycuriouswoulddobettertoseeHalAshby'sOscar-winningfilmonGuthrie…