A semi-autobiographical tour down a musical memory lane written, produced and directed by Cameron Crowe, ALMOST FAMOUS (2000) was honored with an AFI AWARD in 2000, recognizing it as one of the most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image in the year of its release. According to the official rationale, “At the center of ALMOST FAMOUS lies a question: When it would be easier not to, do you write the truth? Cameron Crowe writes the truth in this story of a young rock journalist in the 1970s with a profound understanding that can come only from living it — and he directs with an uncommon attention to detail of time, place and character, capturing how deeply music affects us.”
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Fun Fact : Sarah Polley was offered the role of Penny Lane but turned it down. Almost Famous is one of my top 5 films of all time.