"Searching for Sugar Man"

Imagine the bitterness of the true artist who fades back to obscurity after being on the verge of stardom. Now imagine a soul so noble that bitterness never enters the picture. That's a guy who truly deserves another chance. Singer-songwriter Rodriquez gets just that as Malik Bendjelloul's inspiring documentary recounts apocryphal rumors about his fate then reveals what really happened after his brush with success in the 1970s. To paraphrase Joey the Lips in ``The Commitments,'' success for Rodriquez would have been predictable. The way it turned out is poetry.

By AP Movie Writer David Germain.

Credit: Sony Pictures Classics