AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL - THE PARIS CONCERT presents a landmark event celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. On December 10, 1998, at the Bercy Omnisport Arena in Paris, a host of internationally acclaimed artists convened in honor of this important date in world history. The programme .. Read more
| Starring | Peter Gabriel, Tracy Chapman, Bruce Springsteen, Alanis Morissette |
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| Director | Stanley Dorfman |
| Genres | Music/Musical |
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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL - THE PARIS CONCERT presents a landmark event celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. On December 10, 1998, at the Bercy Omnisport Arena in Paris, a host of internationally acclaimed artists convened in honor of this important date in world history. The programme includes animated shorts, appearances by world leaders such as the Dalai Lama and Kofi Annan, and performances by artists such as Peter Gabriel, Tracy Chapman, Bruce Springsteen, Youssou N'Dour, Alanis Morissette, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, the Asian Dub Foundation, and Radiohead.
| Starring | Peter Gabriel, Tracy Chapman, Bruce Springsteen, Alanis Morissette, The Asian Dub Foundation, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, Shania Twain, Radiohead, Youssou N'Dour |
|---|---|
| Director | Stanley Dorfman |
| Studio | EAGLE ROCK ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 3 hrs |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Music/Musical |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 24 Feb 2003 Production year: 1998 |
| Format | DVD |
A fairly diverse set of tastes and styles, so this won't have you gripped throught the whole 3 hours, but there are some excellent highlights. I mainly wanted to see more of the Jimmy Page / Robert Plant set that was shown on TV (which is fabulous!), but equally enjoyed Bruce Springsteen's acoustic songs (as always). Even the artists who are not really to my taste perform well (Tracy Chapman for example) - Alanis is on top form also and Gabriel pops up all over the place as ever! Sting must have been on holiday? There's a feeling of happiness & joy throughout the set considering the nature of the gig, with nearly all the artists in high spirits. However, there are quite a few 'speeches' & animated reminders of why the gig was put together, which would get tedious after the first view, but I suppose they need to be there to serve the intended purpose. This was better than I expected it to be.
Most people watching this will have segments and artists they prefer over others so its never going to be a great concert to watch.
The part that stood out most for me was when the Dali Lama spoke and you could hear a pin drop.
PEACE! Y