The Blues Under the Skin

Inspired by a then-resurgent interest in blues music, documentarian Roviros Manthoulis headed to the Mississippi Delta to make this compelling chronicle that combined a dramatized thread concerning a troubled club-hopping couple (Onike Lee, Roland Sanchez) with performances from undisputed titans of the form, including B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Mance Lipscomb, Bukka White, Robert Pete Williams, Furry Lewis, Roosevelt Sykes, more. 88 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English; deleted scenes; theatrical trailer.