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In seinem Dokumentarfilm erforscht der Filmemacher Todd Haynes die Geschichte einer der einflussreichsten Bands des Rock’n’Roll. Schon 1998 hat Haynes mit „Velvet Goldmine“ einen Spielfilm über die legendäre Band gedreht und konnte sich dafür große Namen wie Christiane Bale als Arthur Stuart, Jonathan Rhys Meyers als Brian Slade und Ewan McGregor als Curt Wild sichern. In den 1960er-Jahren tritt Brian Slade in kleinen Club als Sänger auf, bis ein Manager sein Talent entdeckt und die Karriere von Velvet Underground anfeuert, die zu einem Aushängeschild der Glamrock-Kultur wurde. Orgien, Alkoholmissbrauch und Drogenexzesse lassen die Band immer wieder aus der Bahn geraten…
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As reflection of The Velvet Underground's own trajectory, Todd Haynes sometimes doesn't go fully in depth, and focus more at the Andy Warhol moment, a constant portraitist of all his surroundings. Considering the few recordings of The Velvet Underground performances and the absence of many of its protagonists, it's a meticulous and absorbing work that takes advantage of the footage to build a reflection of the sounds and the avant-garde of an era.
Seriously made in an experimental way, Haynes uses video to lift the Velvets experience. And it's a wild fucking ride.
I'm an old enough rock fan to appreciate Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground, but I just don't get the hype behind this film. I couldn't get more than half way through. A total bore with style but very little substance. It's about as far from being a "wild ride" as I can imagine. A sleep aid, maybe?
Truly amazing in every sense but gives a notion that they have never seen again since Max Kansas city... 1972... and shamelessly lacks all about the 1993 reunion. Very sad about that because it does not felt complete this documentary which is truly hipnotic to watch.