Lou Reed's Berlin

    Genre
    Documentary, Music
  • |
    • Runtime
    85 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    PG-13
  • |
    • Release Date
    2008
  • |
    • Countries
    UK, USA
  • |
    • Languages
    English
  • |
DIRECTED BY:
Julian Schnabel
CAST INCLUDES:
Lou Reed

ANGELIKA’S NOTE

Oscar nominated filmmaker Julian Schnabel (AT ETERNITY'S GATE, THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY) brings Lou Reed's 2006 live concert performance of his 1973 concept album "Berlin" to the big screen, filmed over five nights at St. Ann's Warehouse in Brooklyn, New York. An Official Selection of the Venice and Toronto International Film Festivals, "the movie is an essential document of a noteworthy event" (AV Club).

SYNOPSIS

In 1973, Lou Reed’s album “Berlin” meets with hostile fans and critics, evidently because its precursor, “Transformer,” was an upbeat, glam-rock hit. Despite the album’s gradual critical acclaim, Reed never performs it live. This changes for five nights in Brooklyn, N.Y., as Reed performs the melancholy album in its entirety. The rock ‘n’ roll legend resurrects his doomed work, performing in front of projected images depicting scenes from the star-crossed romance the album narrates.

Lou Reed's Berlin

    Genre
    Documentary, Music
  • |
    • Runtime
    85 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    PG-13
  • |
    • Release Date
    2008
  • |
    • Countries
    UK, USA
  • |
    • Languages
    English
  • |
DIRECTED BY
Julian Schnabel
CAST INCLUDES
Lou Reed
Oscar nominated filmmaker Julian Schnabel (AT ETERNITY'S GATE, THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY) brings Lou Reed's 2006 live concert performance of his 1973 concept album "Berlin" to the big screen, filmed over five nights at St. Ann's Warehouse in Brooklyn, New York. An Official Selection of the Venice and Toronto International Film Festivals, "the movie is an essential document of a noteworthy event" (AV Club).

In 1973, Lou Reed’s album “Berlin” meets with hostile fans and critics, evidently because its precursor, “Transformer,” was an upbeat, glam-rock hit. Despite the album’s gradual critical acclaim, Reed never performs it live. This changes for five nights in Brooklyn, N.Y., as Reed performs the melancholy album in its entirety. The rock ‘n’ roll legend resurrects his doomed work, performing in front of projected images depicting scenes from the star-crossed romance the album narrates.

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