简介：TomWaitsisoneofthemostoriginalmusiciansofthelastfivedecades.Renownedforhisgravellyvoiceanddazzlingmixofmusicalstyles,he'salsooneofmodernmusic'smostenigmaticandinfluentialartists. HissongshavebeencoveredbyBruceSpringsteen,RodStewartandNorahJones,amongmanyothers.ButWaitshasalwayspursuedhisowncreativevision,withlittleconcernformusicalfashion. Inalongcareerofrestlessreinvention,fromthebarflypoetofhisearlyalbumstothejunkyardringmasterofSwordfishtrombones,hissongschroniclelivesfromthemarginsofAmericansociety-drifters,dreamers,hobosandhoodlums-andhismusicdrawsonarichmixofinfluences,includingtheblues,jazz,Weimarcabaretandfilmnoir. Usingrarearchive,audiorecordingsandinterviews,thisfilmisabewitchingafter-hourstripthroughthesurreal,moonlitworldofWaits'music-aportraitofapioneeringmusicianandhisunique,alternativeAmericansongbook.…