I've always said excellent films don't happen by accident. They require a confluence of forces coming together at same time. The directing of Troubadours was well thought out by filmmaker Neville as he describes in this interview:
In this case, the two principal characters' reunion left them deeply reflective on this era and they were by well matched with a filmmaker who deeply understood Los Angeles and that combination created the magic of this film.
It will be interesting to discover as I screen more films by Neville if this film represents his default directing style or if he does indeed alter his style to march the subject matter . He is obviously a talented man who seems to be in process of mastering the art of the music documentary. It was a great pleasure to stumble across this film and discover a new filmmaker previously unknown to me.
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