"In the Court of the Crimson King is really about as good as rock documentaries get, in capturing the essence of a group of musicians and how they relate to each other."
“A film about King Crimson and all its weirdness might be one of the finest rock documentaries ever made.” The National Review
“The film is angular and abrasive, exacting and playful, extremely funny and achingly melancholy.” - The Observer
“The great thing about this thoughtful, intimate portrait of them is that one doesn’t even need to like their music all that much to find this film utterly enthralling. Somehow it ends up being about a lot more than just King Crimson.” - The Guardian
“Robert Fripp forms the intense, magnetic centre of a film that is less a traditional music documentary, more a gripping psychological case study.” - The Economist
“There’s a deft balancing act in the film between sandpaper dry humour and genuine emotional weight, with themes of time, death and mortality all ever-present throughout.” – The Quietus
"This elegant, intimate, funny and surprisingly moving film covers every aspect of the group — from its thorny interpersonal history to the almost religious loyalty it inspires in fans — and lays out exactly what makes Crimson such a singular and enduring musical force." – Hank Shteamer, Rolling Stone
“By turns comical and melancholy, it may be the most revealing film about working life in a band since Spinal Tap.” - The Telegraph
“It’s about the burden of dreams and the misery of making art. It’s very accessible, very moving, very funny.” – Mark Kermode
“If this documentary was available as part of Netflix, it would be a cult classic. I don’t care if you hate King Crimson, I don’t care if you’ve never even heard of King Crimson, you’re going to dig this movie. I’ve never seen a film exactly like this.It’s hard to get it out of my head.” - The LefsetzLetter
“One of the complaints people have about King Crimson’s music is that it’s cerebral, rather than emotional, in nature. Despite that argument, In the Court of the Crimson King exposes the music’s heart.” – The Austin Chronicle
“In the Court of the Crimson King holds the kind of twofold appeal that such docs too rarely muster: you come for the fascinating and touching moments that KC’s hardcore fandom will eat up, but you stay for a more universal, inspirational study of what it is to work or dream to work as an artist.” – In Review Online
"In the Court of the Crimson King is astonishingly moving as it probes intangible concepts like pursuit of perfection and the very meaning of music itself - playing it, listening to it, and ageing with it." – Wisconsin Film Festival
“It is a loving tribute to music.” - Dark of the Matinée
“In the Court of the Crimson King: King Crimson at 50 is the story about one of rock’s greatest bands understanding itself and its place in time. But it’s also a film about you and me.” The Arts Fuse
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