Academy Award winning director Ang Lee's story set in the generation-defining Woodstock Music and Arts fair received lukewarm reviews from critics who despair about the not seeing Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix on screen.
The film instead depicts the story of Elliot Tiber, a dispirited, closeted, Jewish man who returns to his upstate New York home to help his uptight parents run their ramshackle motel. In doing so, he helps bring the storied counter-cultural juggernaut to fruition.
In this podcast, Film Editor Clarence Tsui speaks with Lee about Taking Woodstock and its critical reception. AUDIO AFTER THE JUMP.
