Lucky Three

Lucky Three (or Lucky Three: An Elliott Smith Portrait) is a 1997 11-minute short film directed by Jem Cohen and featuring singer-songwriter Elliott Smith.[1][2][3]

Lucky Three
Directed byJem Cohen
StarringElliott Smith
Music byElliott Smith
Distributed byKill Rock Stars
Release date
1997
Running time
11 min.
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Filming

Lucky Three was filmed from October 17–20, 1996 in Portland, Oregon.[4]

Content

The film features Elliott Smith playing acoustic songs. These include: an instrumental based on what became "Baby Britain", at the beginning and between the last two songs; "Between the Bars"; "Thirteen" (Big Star cover); and "Angeles". Parts of the film were filmed around the Lovejoy Columns.

In an MTV "indie outing" interview, Smith described it as "a cross between a video and a documentary, but actually being neither of the two."

Release

Lucky Three was released in 1997. It is available on Kill Rock Stars' now-out-of-print 1999 Video Fanzine #1 release.

References
  1. "[Unknown title]". The Independent Film & Video Monthly. Foundation for Independent Video and Film. 22: 58. 1999. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  2. Pelly, Jenn (August 2, 2012). "Listen: Alternate Take of Elliott Smith's 'Alameda' | News | Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  3. Wells, Lisa (October 16, 2013). "Now You See Your First Mistake". Portland Mercury. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  4. Schultz, William Todd (October 10, 2013). Torment Saint: The Life of Elliott Smith. A&C Black. ISBN 9781408840009. Retrieved April 4, 2015.


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