The multi-award-winning Finnish documentarian Mika Kaurismäki, brother of Aki Kaurismäki (The Man Without a Past), helms the nonfiction work Sonic Mirror -- a protracted exploration of rhythm as one of life's driving forces. Revered drummer Billy Cobham serves as host, taking the audience on a long musical journey around the world and through a myriad of musical genres and styles. Cobham, Kaurismäki, and co. segue from Western concert halls and stages to the music of African tribes performed by Brazilian street children to the distinct music of autistic patients. Along the way, the filmmakers raise serious questions about the function of music as an identifying force, a means of communication, and an emotional release; they also probe the enduring connections between group awareness and self-awareness. The film ultimately builds to a hugely affirming and cathartic expression of music as collective expression that unifies its performers in spirit.
Jennifer Lopez: Let's Get Loud
Music, Documentary
8.6
Dune
Animation, Mystery, Thriller
7.3
Bangkok Breaking: Heaven and Hell
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
6.6
She and Her Cat
Animation
6.7
Peter Pan
Fantasy, Music, TV Movie
6.1
Saw V
Horror, Thriller, Crime
6.2
Bark
Comedy, Horror
7.3
Kiss Kis Ko
Comedy, Music, Romance
4.2
The Accursed
Horror
6.6
Someone's Gaze
Animation, Drama, Science Fiction
7.1
Shooting Stars
Drama, History
7.9
Speak No Evil
Horror, Thriller
7.3
Eeeny, Meeny, Miney, Moe
Drama
4.5
Championext
Comedy, Family
6.7
Fight!! Spirit of the Sword
Animation, Action, Fantasy
6.2
Saw: Rebirth
Animation, Crime, Horror
5.5
Alien: Romulus
Science Fiction, Horror
7.3
Star
5.9
Soulmate
Drama, Romance
7.7
Saw III
Horror, Thriller, Crime
6.4
An Inconvenient Game
Documentary
0.0
Moruroa Papa
Documentary
9.0
Die Concorde - Absturz einer Legende
Documentary, TV Movie
8.0
The Mind of a Murderer: Part 2
Documentary, Crime
0.0
Sous le bio, la malbouffe
Documentary, TV Movie
8.0
A Choice
Documentary
0.0
Wirklich alles?!
Documentary
0.0
Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers
Documentary
6.7
Welcome to My Castle!
Documentary, Music
0.0
Death on the Nile: Making of Featurette
Documentary
6.3
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
Documentary
8.5
Omnibus: François Truffaut
Documentary
0.0
The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness
Horror, Documentary
6.0
Doot Doola Doot Doo ... Doot Doo!
Documentary, Music
0.0
Monsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. Hitchcock
Documentary
6.5
Entretien politique : Histoire et mode d'emploi
TV Movie, Documentary, History
7.0
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Documentary, History, Music
7.3
Le Club: Claude Jade
Documentary
0.0
Habermas - Philosoph und Europäer
Documentary, TV Movie
8.0
Christina Aguilera: Pop Diva
Documentary
5.8