# Amazing Grace (2018)

> A transcendent archival gospel concert captures Aretha Franklin turning a Watts church into a stage for communal musical revelation.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/230714

## Facts

- Runtime: 87 min
- Genres: Music, Documentary
- Director: Alan Elliott, Sydney Pollack
- Cast: Aretha Franklin, James Cleveland, C.L. Franklin, Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, Chuck Rainey, Clara Ward, Mick Jagger, Sydney Pollack
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4935462/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Mood: ecstatic, devotional, intimate, music night, concert film marathon

## Synopsis

Experience the power of gospel music like never before in a live performance that transcends time and space.

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