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Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions

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An intimate concert film, in which Taylor Swift performs each song from her album 'folklore' in order, as she reveals the meaning and the stories behind all 17 tracks for the very first time.

Status: Released

Released Date: 2020-11-25

Runtime: 106 mins

Director: Taylor Swift

Writer: Taylor Swift

Spoken language: English

Genres: Music, Documentary

Original title: Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions

Production Companies: Taylor Swift Productions, Electric Light Studios, Big Branch Productions

Production Countries: United States of America

Cast

Taylor Swift

Jack Antonoff

Aaron Dessner

Justin Vernon

Reviews

sirjacob16

_Folklore_, the 8th Taylor Swift's album, surprise-released on July 23rd, is a already a critically-acclaimed record and the **longest-running number 1 album** **of the year** (8 weeks). Besides that, her work was most notably praised by her six **2021 GRAMMY** nominations, which proves artists longevity and high relatability during the time of the global pandemic.  With this release, Swift took her _songwriting_ and _singing_ skills to the **next level**, by recording a full-length film, which consists of a live performance of **all 17 tracks**, a short talk about the writing process and overall album recording and most importantly, a discussion about every song on the album between Taylor Swift and one of the writers.  The live performances truly show the _beautifulness_ of Swift's voice accompanied by a few instruments. The production also reveals the _enigmatic_ process of recording an album **during the pandemic**. What's most fascinating and _absorbing_, is the explanation made by Taylor and either Jack or Aaron (or even all of them), track by track, right before each performance. They show the viewer **the other side** of those _rich_ and _meaningful_ lyrics and also encourages to dive even more _deeply_ into this body of work.  In conclusion, this films shows the viewer a new perspective on the album and its **diversity** in lyrics. It also provides a deep insight into the album-making process during the pandemic, which adds a sense of mysteriousness because of its unusuality. Because of that this film deserves its **appraise**.

2020-11-27

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