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The Devil and Daniel Johnston is a 2005 documentary film about American musician Daniel Johnston. Summary. It chronicles Johnston's life from childhood up to the present, with an emphasis on his experiences with bipolar disorder, and how it manifested itself in demonic self-obsession.
May 5, 2006 · The Devil and Daniel Johnston: Directed by Jeff Feuerzeig. With Daniel Johnston, Laurie Allen, Brian Beattie, Louis Black. Daniel Johnston, manic-depressive genius singer/songwriter/artist is revealed in this portrait of madness, creativity and love.
The Devil and Daniel Johnston. The award-winning true story of a musical genius whose career was undone by demons, both real and imagined. 583 IMDb 7.9 1 h 50 min 2006. PG-13.
Apr 13, 2006 · "The Devil and Daniel Johnston" opens with Johnston being introduced at a folk club in Austin, Texas, as "the greatest singer-songwriter alive today." This sort of statement is either true, or really needs to be heard by the person being described. Daniel Johnston needs all the support he can find.
Mar 31, 2006 · Filmmaker Jeff Feuerzeig chronicles the life of a manic-depressive musician and artist, using a blend of home movies, Johnston's own audiotapes, vintage performances and current footage.
This Is the End The Croods. Filmmaker Jeff Feuerzeig chronicles the life of a manic-depressive musician and artist, using a blend of home movies, Johnston's own audiotapes, vintage performances...
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Told through a compelling combination of interviews, home movies and performance footage, "#TheDevilAndDanielJohnston" is 'a harrowing, hilarious and ultimately moving new documentary film. #...
Told through a compelling combination of interviews, home movies and performance footage, THE DEVIL AND DANIEL JOHNSTON is "a harrowing, hilarious and ultimately moving new documentary film" (Jim Farber, New York Daily News).
But beneath Daniel Johnston's success as an artist and musician is an incredible story of genius touched by madness: diagnosed as manic-depressive, Johnston has spent the last three decades of his life in-and-out of mental institutions.
Four years in the making, THE DEVIL AND DANIEL JOHNSTON honors the complex artistry of Daniel Johnston while exploring how bipolar disorder and schizophrenia distorted his behavior and informed his haunting work.
