(The journals and the recordings of Cobain’s voice are animated by, respectively, Stefan Nadelman and Hisko Hulsing.) The film also includes recollections of his family members –including his father Donald Cobain and stepmother Jenny Cobain, interviewed on camera for the first time - his girlfriend Tracy Marander, Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic and Love, but refrains from using many talking heads.Īmong the revelations that Morgen unearthed for Montage of Heck are audio of Cobain discussing his first attempt at suicide, video of him appearing to nod off as he holds Frances while Love gives her a haircut. Montage of Heck, which is named after a mixtape that Cobain made in the late 1980s, is an intimate look at Cobain’s life told largely through his journals and the previously unreleased audio and video that Morgen discovered as he pored over the contents of a storage locker to which Love had given him access. Kurt Cobain Documentary Will Get a Theatrical Release

The filmmaker, who admitted that he would never give anyone such access to his life, said that he found himself wondering, “Why did you do this?” Morgen told Love that it was “completely courageous of you” to give him such entrée to her life with the much-mythologized Cobain. Love quickly composed herself, and she and Morgen went on to discuss how she had given the filmmaker access to a treasure trove of archival material, including video and audio tapes featuring her and her then husband. If someone can bring those over,” Strauss asked one of the festival’s staffers. The full transcripts are included in these pages, along with animation stills from the film, never-before-seen photographs, and other artefacts, offering revealing new insights into the life and character of Kurt Cobain.Mariah Carey & Megan Thee Stallion Are Headlining 2023's L.A. Hundreds of hours of candid interviews were trimmed to a mere ninety minutes of film time. The film includes interviews with numerous family members and friends, many of whom speak publicly about their relationship with Kurt for the first time. This riveting chronicle, which accompanies award-winning director Brett Morgen's highly anticipated documentary, paints an illuminating and honest portrait of the Nirvana frontman, capturing the contradictions that made up his character: He could be sincere and sentimental and also ironic and sarcastic, was sweet yet sour, and was both serious and very funny.Ĭobain's widow, Courtney Love, and the Cobain Estate approached Morgen to make a fi lm examining Kurt's life, and after five years of research, filming, and countless interviews, a work has emerged that depicts the true spirit of the '90s rock legend. Today, his legacy continues to fascinate, inspire, and haunt us. More than twenty years have passed since Kurt Cobain took his own life in April 1994.

Kurt Cobain by Brett Morgen