face ▁( D yl an ), ▁the ▁rec urr ing ▁flower , ▁the ▁woman ▁in ▁white ▁( B ae z ), ▁the ▁on - stage ▁and ▁back stage ▁scenes , ▁and ▁the ▁dialog ue ▁of ▁both ▁films ' ▁clim actic ▁scenes . ▁Also ▁evident ▁is ▁the ▁Cub ist ▁approach ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁films , ▁allowing ▁us ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁main ▁characters ▁from ▁the ▁different ▁pers pect ives ▁of ▁various ▁lo vers . ▁Running ▁time ▁is ▁also ▁relatively ▁similar . ▁ ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁artists ▁performing ▁with ▁the ▁Rol ling ▁Th under ▁Rev ue ▁are ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁film , ▁which ▁also ▁includes ▁cli ps ▁of ▁concert ▁performances ▁and ▁foot age ▁of ▁Rub in ▁Carter , ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁D yl an ' s ▁song ▁" H urr icane ". ▁The ▁film ▁also ▁contains ▁the ▁last ▁known ▁foot age ▁of ▁Phil ▁O chs , ▁who ▁is ▁shown ▁prepar ing ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁stage ▁at ▁Fol k ▁City ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 7 5 ; ▁he ▁committed ▁suic ide ▁six ▁months ▁later . ▁The ▁film ▁also ▁features ▁an ▁appearance ▁from ▁another ▁late ▁music ian , ▁David ▁Blue , ▁who ▁gives ▁some ▁insight ▁into ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁folk ▁music ▁scene ▁while ▁playing ▁an ▁extended ▁game ▁of ▁pin ball . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁Upon ▁its ▁the atr ical ▁release ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁Ren al do ▁and ▁Clara ▁received ▁poor ▁reviews , ▁and , ▁after ▁opening ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁and ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁its ▁initial