Movie Review for Music From the Inside Out

Summary: In detailing the unique five-year collaboration between Oscar-nominated filmmaker Daniel Anker and the 105 musicians of the Philadelphia Orchestra, film explores the mystery and magic of the musical experience, weaving together an eclectic mix of musical performance with the personal stories of some of the top musicians in the world.

                         Reviews of Music From the Inside Out
By Pierre Ruhe of Atlanta Journal-Constitution (5/2)
            Here the power of music needs no further explanation.

By Ty Burr of Boston Globe (7/0)
            Those who prefer a little meat on their documentary bones may come away hungry.

By Peter Rainer of Christian Science Monitor (7/0)
            It doesn't attempt to neatly summarize the musical experience. Anker gives the players free rein ...

By Jules Brenner of Cinema Signals (7/0)
            These obviously very talented musicians haven't been chosen for their charisma, but their experie...

By Harvey S. Karten of Compuserve (7/0)
            Doesn't quite answer the 'why' of music, but delights by allowing us to get to know the individua...

By John J. Puccio of DVDTown.com (7/0)
            ...it's the musical journey more than the final destination that pulls us along.

                         Reviews of Music From the Inside Out
By David Noh of Film Journal International (7/0)
            It's nice to know that these one-time band nerds now have such a warm and rewarding, if challengi...

By Frank Scheck of Hollywood Reporter (7/0)
            Provides no real answers but plenty of thoughtful ideas and enriching music along the way.

By Andy Klein of Los Angeles CityBeat (7/0)
            ...undramatic and exceedingly pleasant, like eavesdropping at a dinner of intelligent craftspeopl...

By Joshua Kosman of San Francisco Chronicle (7/0)
            The composite picture it offers of the performing life is still unforgettable.

By R. M. Campbell of Seattle Post-Intelligencer (7/0)
            The film is especially valuable to people with limited knowledge of a major orchestra because it ...

By Moira MacDonald of Seattle Times (7/0)
            Music from the Inside Out is not so much about the people, but about what they create, and it's a...

                         Reviews of Music From the Inside Out
By Philip Kennicott of Washington Post (7/0)
            Among the dull passages there are moving stories, and a very loving sympathy for the people it pr...

By Laura Kern of New York Times (3/5) Login Required (Login Required)
            Daniel Anker's profound and moving documentary captures the power of the creative process in an u...

By Elizabeth Weitzman of New York Daily News (3/4) No reference
            With a soundtrack that ranges from classical to jazz to bluegrass, this is not only an obvious ch...

By Justin Davidson of Newsday (3/4) No reference
            The problem with a film that relies heavily on letting musicians talk is that musicians are not o...

By R. Emmet Sweeney of Village Voice (6/1) No reference
            A revealing portrait of painfully withdrawn artists navigating the tug between the divine harmony...

By Stanley Kauffmann of New Republic (3/4) Not Reachable
            We hear all kinds of comments -- about personal satisfactions, dissatisfactions, rewards.

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Emerging Pictures

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Anker Productions
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