Ain't In It For My Health: A Film About Levon Helm
Starting with the image of a tour bus warming its engine in the stillness of an empty lot, this haunting, personal portrait of music legend Levon Helm evokes the mood of a lifetime spent on the road. Jacob Hatley's extraordinarily intimate documentary finds Helm, a founding member of The Band, at home in Woodstock in the midst of creating his first studio album in 25 years. The ultimate survivor, he's overcome drugs, bankruptcy, the bitter breakup of The Band and a bout of throat cancer -but then, as the rueful title indicates, he wasn't in it for his healthStarting with the image of a tour bus warming its engine in the stillness of an empty lot, this haunting, personal portrait of music legend Levon Helm evokes the mood of a lifetime spent on the road. Jacob Hatley's extraordina... Read more
Starring Levon Helm, Libby Titus, Larry Campbell, Barney Hoskyns, Rick Danko, Robbie Robertson, Richard Manuel, Garth Hudson, Billy Bob Thornton
It's a documentary and music movie, and has a rating of 7.1 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie.
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Not found streaming from Canada.
