Mistaken For Strangers ever_enthralled. Chapter 3: Part Three Notes: wow, i'm so excited for this. His creativity is channeled towards horror, which in itself is a hard genre, but has grown in the past decades to non-B-rated stuff. Subscribe to 4AD here: http://bit.ly/2TLt1l7 This is the video for "Mistaken For Strangers", directed by Thread-Count. His younger brother, Tom, is a loveable slacker - a filmmaker and metal-head still living with his parents in Cincinnati. We follow him trying his best to fill both roles against some very disinterested and sometimes hostile management. It's in fact about the self-professed "screw-up" younger brother of the band's successful, attractive and charismatic frontman. In the end it leads to in depth criticizing by the viewer, you are in turn left with satisfaction. Matt Berninger, lead singer of the rock band The National, invites his metal-head younger brother, Tom to film their biggest tour yet. You have to do it running but you do everything that they ask you to 'Cause you don't mind seeing yourself in a picture As long as you look faraway, as long as you look removed Showered and blue-blazered, fill yourself with quarters Showered and blue-blazered, fill yourself with quarters Mistaken for Strangers may refer to: "Mistaken for Strangers" (song) , a song by The National from their 2007 album Boxer Mistaken for Strangers (film) , a film about The National released in 2013 It ranks along with my favorite documentaries, and I did not know who The National was. For one thing, its ending is far less tragic. When a slacker is hired as a roadie for his rock star brother's band The National, he ignores his work, starts filming, and creates "the funniest, most meta music movie since SPINAL TAP.". Yes, The National is one of my favorite bands. Mistaken for Strangers NL. Inevitably, Tom’s moonlighting as an irreverent documentarian creates some drama for the band on the road. Hailed by Michael Moore as "one of the best documentaries about a band that I've ever seen" and by Pitchfork as "the funniest, most meta music movie since SPINAL TAP," MISTAKEN FOR STRANGERS is a truly hilarious, unusual, and moving film about two brothers, Matt and Tom Berninger. Tom Berninger chronicles his time spent on the road as a member of the tour crew for The National, the rock & roll band fronted by his brother, Matt. Travelling or based outside United States? easy live F/A: X032XX 587XXX F/Bb: X132XX 687XXX F/C: X332XX 887XXX Csus4: X330XX 885XXX [Intro] F/A … HeadSouthon May 18, 2011 Link. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 8, 2014. "Mistaken for Strangers" is a song by Brooklyn-based indie rock band The National from their fourth studio album, Boxer. As accounts of brotherly rivalries go, "Mistaken for Strangers" isn't exactly Cain and Abel. Video availability outside of United States varies. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Mistaken for Strangers is a film that I saw back in early 2014 at the IFC Center in New York. Mistaken For Strangers, which covers Tom’s time with the band and his subsequent attempts to piece together a movie about that time, is a sweet, funny, and sad film, but also an exceedingly odd one. I've been trying to find the Mistaken For Strangers movie everywhere but it seems to be quite...hard to find … Tags Film The National The National. Mistaken For Strangers Documentary Hailed by Michael Moore as "one of the best documentaries about a band that I've ever seen" and by Pitchfork as "the funniest, most meta music movie since SPINAL TAP," MISTAKEN FOR STRANGERS is a truly hilarious and touching film … Mistaken for Strangers [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.0 Import - United Kingdom ] Matt Berninger (Actor, Host), Aaron Dessner (Actor, Host), Tom Berninger (Director, Host) & 0 more Rated: Unrated This is super size me (never before seen doc) of a day-in-the-life-of mixed with his struggle to create. With Tom Berninger, Matt Berninger, Bryce Dessner, Bryan Devendorf. Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2014. I am a big fan of the national and had been to see them play in Edinburgh about a week before I managed to watch this DVD . The roles could easily have been switched, had he been a famous director with a crew, filming the biggest group in the world. So much so that I had to start the review mid way through. ubi_rex@hotmail.com At times you can hear the three notes of the intro chords plucked in the pattern of low-middle-high-middle. I would definitely recommend it, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 18, 2017, Arrived earlier than we expected, excellent conditions and content. By the last 5 minutes I was sobbing about the complexity of life paths and family, when all I had really expected was some fun footage of a band I love. Mistaken for Strangers is een alternatieve rock band uit Eindhoven. Mistaken for Strangers was directed by Tom Berninger, Matt's younger brother, and it appears that the movie was initially going to be your average life-on-the-road curio. Newbie roadie Tom (lead singer Matt Berninger’s younger brother) is a heavy metal and horror movie enthusiast, and can't help but put his own spin on the experience. On the eve of The National's biggest tour to date, Matt invites Tom to work for the band as a roadie, unaware of Tom's plan to film the entire adventure. Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2017. The film is directed by Tom Berninger, brother of lead singer Matt Berninger, and premiered April 17, 2013 at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City. The whole time I'm thinking, this guy is a great film maker. Read full review Matt Berninger, lead singer of the rock band The National, invites his metal-head younger brother, Tom to film their biggest tour yet. [NOTE: As I write this, Amazon actually lists his older brother, Matt, as the star. Matt Berninger, lead singer of the rock band The National, invites his metal-head younger brother, Tom to film their biggest tour yet. Hailed by Michael Moore as "one of the best documentaries about a band that I've ever seen" and by Pitchfork as "the funniest, most meta music movie since SPINAL TAP," MISTAKEN FOR STRANGERS is a truly hilarious and touching film about two brothers, Matt and Tom Berninger. Because his situation makes you look at the film more closely, you feel what it's like to be in his shoes. I just expected to see a concert film. 223 likes. That's pretty much what we've got here with Mistaken For Strangers, perhaps one of the great rock-docs of all time ... which is saying a lot, considering it's really not about the band it purports to put on display. You will not regret watching. What I got was so much more. Bravo for inviting him to NY to support his dream of making film; a brother should have done no less. Pre-order at the official site for Mistaken for Strangers: http://www.mistakenforstrangersmovie.com You don't have to know who the national is to enjoy this surprisingly well-crafted movie, but it helps. The first is the easiest, but I saw them live and it looked they played it the second way. But don't see the movie for the concert footage. It was the album’s first single. What starts as a rock documentary soon becomes a surprisingly honest portrait of a charged relationship between two brothers, and the frustration of unfulfilled creative ambitions. Funny and warm. It is a critique on being self-absorbed in a modern society of self-glorification. 5 talking about this. I chose to watch it as a fan of The National, but I came away with a profound sense of humility and empathy for anyone (indeed including myself and others I know) who has ever felt less-than, self-sabotaging, uncertain in how to proceed with their talents. Matt, the lead singer of the critically acclaimed rock band The National, finally finds himself flush with success. The term "mistaken for strangers" sort of drives this home because it implies that this group of people are so indistinguishable with how they live they might as well be strangers. See it for the moving story of the much younger brother finding his own way in the long shadow of his successful older brother. He fought his way through the tour for a film, as he had a dream beyond being a groupy. i … Lyrics to 'Mistaken for Strangers' by The National. Sign in to see videos available to you. “Mistaken for Strangers” is the second track on The National’s 2007 album, Boxer. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Later, the same up an octave. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 16, 2015. Hey guys! 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