Music, though mostly unseen, is heard throughout the film. ... Although in certain scenes music seems to take place of the disembodied voice to describe the images. ... The old-fashioned music is that of an old blues fellow, singing a sad song with his sad voice and his sad guitar. ... Watching it without sound I felt that it was not as poetic as it was with the music. ... For example, "Dian Hanson, "Leg Show" Magazine Editor" pops up on screen when Dian tells a story about Robert Crumb and his upcoming photo shoot with some really "bootyful" women. ...

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The definition of the word in this context is "Presenting facts objectively without editorialising or inserting fictional matter, as in a book or film" (Dictionary.com) However no documentary is totally objective, decisions on where to place the camera, editing choices and use of devices such as narration, music and close ups all serve to create a narrative of sorts serving the purpose the director intends. ... In much the same way Broomfield creates this persona of a man searching for the truth and in the past decade has chosen only pop culture figures as the subjects for his films. ...

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