This is a unique project by Martin Scorsese, a visual history of American blues, one of the most impressive documentary series of the last decade of the 20th century.
The project involved bluesmen Charles Barnett and Mark Levin, filmmakers Clint Eastwood, Mike Figgis, Richard Pierce, Wim Wenders, and one of the films was shot by Martin Scorsese himself.
They all had one common goal – to understand the soul of the blues, to turn to its origins and trace how this music gained weight and influence in North America and beyond. But each of the directors moved towards this goal in their own way.
The Blues series demonstrates the widest range of styles and moods from tender love to harsh iconoclasm. This is a musical journey in seven par
