Larry norman was a singer and guitarist who seemed poised for big things in 1968 as a member of the group people, he scored a major hit single, i love you, and the groups profile was on the. As a long time larry norman fan, it took me a while to watch this movie. This is an outtake excerpt from the documentary fallen angel. Gallery soundtrack store jester media press press press. Fallen angel tells the story of christian rock n roll icon larry norman from his early days as the lead singer of a popular san josebased band named people through his emergence as.
A bible story is a controversial 2008 documentary on norman s life by filmmaker david di sabatino. The outlaw larry norman a bible story by david di sabatino at the san jose film festival on march 1. The outlaw larry norman a bible story by david di sabatino at the san jose film festival on march 1, 2009. Since the film has been released many parts of the film have been refuted by those interviewed and evidence has been put online to show how flimsy and biased much of the film is. Controversial new doc fallen angel profiles larry norman, the pioneering christian rocker who left a trail of mended souls and broken hearts. A response to rumors spread by the fallen angel film.
Ccm musician and filmmaker steve taylor affirms fallen. With the forthcoming release of fallen angel, a documentary on norman s life, things might get stranger and uglier. With this documentary, and his previous movie frisbee. The film included many interviews with figures close to.
The outlaw larry norman recounts the rise of the father of christian rock music as the rock n roll billy graham of the 1970s through to the height of success as the visionary behind solid rock records before a personal meltdown and subsequent fall from grace exiled him to the margins of the christian subculture he helped create. Frame film festival steve taylor took the time to affirm the fallen angel film as an exemplary example of telling the truth despite the misunderstandings of the evangelical christian. Fallen angel trailer the outlaw larry norman youtube. Told mainly from the perspective of those who worked with him and loved him during the height of his success, feel the power of the music he created as refracted through the inconsistencies of the life he led.
Fallen angel tells the story of christian rock n roll icon larry norman from his early days as the lead singer of a popular san josebased band named people through his emergence as a jesus. The outlaw larry norman recounts the rise of the father of christian rock music as the rock n roll billy graham of the. Fallen angel includes interviews with several people who had worked with or been close to norman thirty years earlier, including his first wife and randy stonehill, who recorded the film s official soundtrack. Fallen angel recounts the rise and fall of larry norman, a rock n roll icon to the christian subculture. Trailer for the new documentary entitled fallen angel. The outlaw larry norman a bible story by david di sabatino.
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