Nick Broomfield's 'Kurt and Courtney' - asessement of a documentary.
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Lee Stevenson Nick Broomfield's 'Kurt and Courtney' This documentary is an investigation into the complicated death of global rock superstar, Kurt Cobain. Seattle born, he was the lead singer and guitarist of Nirvana, a band that revolutionised rock in the early nineties, and for many were the driving force behind the grunge phenomena. On April 8th 1994, his body was found in a room adjacent to his garage and a suicide note had emerged. This shock the world and speculation grew to the actual cause of death, including conspiracy theories suggesting it was his wife Courtney Love who had paid to have him killed. Director Nick Broomfield's documentary includes near the start, a video of Kurt shortly before he died. His head seems straight enough, which begs the question: how did Cobain slide from this to suicide at the age of 27? Broomfield travels around the US trying to get to the bottom...

