Neues Land (1976)

Neues Land: Directed by James Szalapski. With Peggy Brooks, Guy Clark, David Allan Coe, Rodney Crowell. The best music and the best whiskey come from the same part of the country.

“This film is about the u0026quot;outlawu0026quot; country music movement of the 70s, when artists rejected the glossy, strings filled Nashville sound and made poignant, gritty music. Guy Clark, David Allen Coe, Charlie Daniels and more are featured. Townes Van Zandt really steals the show, though. Out in his ratty trailer he shown drinking whiskey and shooting bb guns. He sits down in the kitchen and plays some songs for his girlfriend and his elderly black neighbor (whose interactions with Townes are amazing) and plays some of the most amazing music youu0026#39;ll ever hear. There are also some great scenes of a little local ensemble playing in a bar. This is a must-see film for fans of Real Country Music. The pop pablum was crap then and its crap now. Real country will live on.”