Without ever selling itself out, Pearl Jam can be seen as the great survivor of the grunge that conquered the world from Seattle in the early 1990s. Immagine In Cornice (or Picture In A Frame) is a film about this passionate rock band on tour in passionate Italy. Director Danny Clinch not only filmed the band on stage but supplemented it with images of the street and photogenic architecture. We also
… see the band members backstage, on the bus and on those same streets enjoying their success and Italy. The stage images show the group in great shape, with a set list dating back to their debut from 1991. Singer Eddie Vedder is the linchpin, as a sympathetic rock god who often tries to address the audience in Italian. Clich's personal view and the intimate way in which the band members allow themselves to be filmed are reminiscent of Year Of The Horse, Jim Jarmusch's 1997 film about . (MR)more
