Kurt & Courtney

R 6.1
1998 1 hr 35 min Documentary , Music

After rocker Kurt Cobain's death, ruled a suicide, a film crew arrives in Seattle to make a documentary. Director Nick Broomfield talks to lots of people. Portraits emerge: a shy, slight Kurt, weary of touring, embarrassed by fame, hooked on heroin; an out-going Courtney, dramatic, controlling, moving from groupie to star.

  • Cast:
    Nick Broomfield , Dylan Carlson , Kurt Cobain , El Duce , Larry Flynt , Courtney Love , Vincent Schiavelli

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Reviews

VividSimon
1998/02/27

Simply Perfect

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SunnyHello
1998/02/28

Nice effects though.

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Spoonatects
1998/03/01

Am i the only one who thinks........Average?

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Lucia Ayala
1998/03/02

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

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John M Joseph
1998/03/03

Nick Broomfield does a decent job trying to be unbiased about Kurt Cobain and Courtney. He seems to have a hard time trying to find people to interview for this piece. He seems to be unsure about all the conspiracies surrounding the situation but seems to change how he feels towards the end...I enjoyed it, worth the watch!

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crazymofo_72
1998/03/04

This movie is a must watch for anyone who would like to believe that Kurt was killed by a wife who just loved him for his money. As a Nirvana and a Kurt Cobain fan i'd like to believe that Kurt Killed himself over his own choosing. This movie as sad as it is offers some sad info that is hard to turn down. Nick Broomfield does bring a solid case to the table about reason's Courtney may have wanted Kurt dead. With interviews with Courtney's hateful dad and the Cobains old nanny it is easy to get taken along by this movie. This movie is a great but watch but it is easy to forget the great music Kurt Cobain made and focus on the situation surrounding his death. This movie is not how Kurt Cobain should be remembered. He should be remembered for the great person he was and the beautiful, timeless music he created.

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fssboing
1998/03/05

Having done a lot of research before watching this documentary, particularly on Kurt's death, I was almost convinced that Courtney had someone kill him -the suicide letter is NOT a suicide letter and someone has added the last 3 lines.- Anyways, Kurt was in a good phase at that point of his life: he just wanted to leave Courtney and Nirvana. There's a lot of clues supporting the fact that this was a murder and not a suicide, BUT the movie only shed light to a couple of them + wasted a lot of time interviewing random ppl, that had nothing to do with the whole thing, like Amy. Also, the director presents this medical evidence that someone can take double the doses that Kurt did, and still stand on one leg!!!that's ridiculous!! the doses was 3 times the lethal doses, and the evidence he presents has to do with swallowing methadone, and not injecting heroine! all in all, i would say that the movie doesn't have a clear view on anything. It just left me feeling depressed and sad that the Kobain case is and will always be closed, and Courtney is not and never will be where she deserves: IN JAIL!!

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tbyrne4
1998/03/06

Sleazy, silly, typically lowbrow documentary from typically lowbrow documentary filmmaker Nick Broomfield probes Kurt Cobain's suicide (murder?) and widow Courtney Love's subsequent rise to rock/Hollywood stardom. Never less than fascinating, but similar to flipping through a National Enquirer. The ink stays on your fingers and afterward all you can think about is washing it off. Broomfield is a scuzzy English tabloid documentarian obsessed with white-trash America. His best trait is his aggressive interview technique, and the way his films seem to descend on a spiral. As he neglects to get the "truth" from his interview subjects he returns to them again and again, his questions and manner growing more and more relentless. It's fun to watch but also annoying and unnerving. Like watching someone slowly drill a hole through metal. I hope I'm never subjected to his process.Culturally and geographically, this film is like looking at a graveyard. The grunge scene (Seattle in particular) seems to have died along with Cobain. What a thriving mecca it once was. The brief concert clips of Seattle bands post-Nirvana are just depressing. At one point the lead singer in some Nirvana wannabe group attacks a fan with his microphone and screams obsceneties at him and it comes off as pathetic and listless. What a boring, dried-up scene Seattle has become. And who are these losers Broomfield trots out in front of his camera. Someone named "Ami" who says she had the same dealer as Cobain and Love and calls Love a harpy. Maybe she is but who cares. Who in the world IS this Ami and why are we listening to her. She could be lying about knowing them. Later, there's someone else (they don't even say her name) who says she worked for Cobain and Love as a nanny for a month. The woman looks so wasted on drugs if Cobain and Love were dumb enough to hire her as a nanny they deserved to be slandered in a documentary.The absurdity reaches its nadir with the introduction of "El Duce", and truly a sadder specimen you will not likely see outside of a mental hospital or jail. I flat out refuse to believe anyone would offer this guy 50 grand to snuff anyone because he looks like he could hardly make it to the mailbox. The only really reliable people are Love's father (who's just plain odd), Cobain's former friend and the guy who supplied him with the shotgun (he's so doped up he can't follow Broomfield's questions) and Cobain's aunt (who's the only sane person in the entire film).Amazingly, the one who ends up looking good is Love. This was during one of her "together" periods so she looks great in the few clips we see of her. Certainly better than anyone else in the movie. And a lot more coherent (with the exception of her scary voice-mail threats). A sad movie, finally. Doubtful that Love killed him. Too much speculation. A straight documentary on Cobain would have been much more interesting. The few clips we get of him are the best things in the film

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