Triumph & Tragedy Watch Greetings From Tim Buckley Trailer
If there’s any stories of musicians you can talk admirably and tragedy in the same sentence it has to be Tim & Jeff Buckley. Tim Buckley highly respected throughout the 1970’s folk movement dying of a drug overdose in 1977, his son Jeff making his name in 1990’s tragically drowning 1994 aged 30. Both talented men in their own right both dying young and now they both have a biopic,Greetings From Tim Buckley which is now ready for its cinematic run after a decent festival run that’s included Toronto, London, Glasgow watch official trailer.
Greetings From Tim Buckley actually follows the build up to Jeff’s first public appearance in a tribute concert to his father Tim (Ben Rosenfield), its here he meets Allie (Imogen Poots) a young woman involved in the concerts organisation he becomes attracted too. The film follows Jeff (Penn Badgley) attempting to come to terms with his father’s loss leading up to his own tragic death.
When Buckley family are very reluctant to support any type of film be it in a supportive way it can be near impossible to be as honest as you can. But as Amy Berg’s Mystery White Boy Movie gather’s dust Greetings From Tim Buckley has moved forward with what looks an honest account of 2 talented tragic musicians with a solid performance from Badgley an young actor whose roles previously may not bring confidence to the viewer though this may give the actor a push to bigger and better things.
No word on the film’s UK release just yet however American fans can catch the film on VOD later this month and on limited cinema release from 3rd May.
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