The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend A Broken Heart is an Emmy Award winning American documentary film, directed by Frank Marshall. It follows the life and career of legendary, award-winning family band The Bee Gees.
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Written by | Mark Monroe |
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Starring | The Bee Gees |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
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Language | English |
Box office | $283,826[1] |
The film had its worldwide release on December 12, 2020 through HBO Max. It received positive reviews and has been nominated for six Emmy Awards, including the Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special.[2]
The film follows the life and career of brothers Maurice, Robin and Barry Gibb, The Bee Gees. It includes interviews with Barry, alongside other musicians and individuals including Justin Timberlake, Noel Gallagher, Nick Jonas, Chris Martin, Eric Clapton, Mark Ronson, Lulu, Vince Melouney, Alan Kendall, Bill Oakes, Andy Gibb and Yvonne Gibb.[3]
The film is directed by Emmy nominated director Frank Marshall, and written by Mark Monroe, with Barry Gibb participating for interviews with HBO for the documentary.[4]
The film was released worldwide on HBO Max on December 12, 2020, in association with Polygram Entertainment.[5][6]
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes surveyed 52 critics and assessed 50 as positive and 2 as negative for a 96% rating. Among the reviews, it determined an average rating of 7.7/10. The critics consensus reads "Blessed with the Bee Gees' discography and director Frank Marshall's concise thesis, How Can You Mend a Broken Heart is a poignant documentary that persuasively argues the trio's importance in music history."[7]
Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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American Cinema Editors Awards | Best Edited Documentary (Non-Theatrical) | Derek Boonstra and Robert A. Martinez | Nominated | [8] |
Cinema Audio Society Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture – Documentary | Gary A. Rizzo and Jeff King | Won | [9] | |
Golden Reel Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Documentary | Jonathan Greber and Pascal Garneau | Nominated | [10] | |
Philadelphia Film Festival | Best Documentary (Audience Award) | Frank Marshall | Won | [11] | |
Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special | David Blackman, Nicholas Ferrall, Jody Gerson, Jeanne Elfant Festa, Mark Monroe, Frank Marshall and Aly Parker |
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Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program | Frank Marshall | Nominated | |||
Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Programming | Mark Monroe | Nominated | |||
Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming | Derek Boonstra and Robert A. Martinez | Nominated | |||
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Nonfiction or Reality Program (Single or Multi-Camera) | Jonathan Greber and Pascal Garneau | Won | |||
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction or Reality Program (Single or Multi-Camera) | Gary A. Rizzo, Jeff King and John Rampey | Nominated |
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