72SSIFF - 20/28 September 2024
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The Velvet Underground

Todd Haynes
USA      110 m.
Closing Film Not in competition
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The Velvet Underground created a new sound that changed the world of music, cementing its place as one of rock ’n’ roll’s most revered bands. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Todd Haynes, The Velvet Underground shows just how the group became a cultural touchstone representing a range of contradictions: the band is both of their time, yet timeless; literary yet realistic; rooted in high art and street culture. The film features in-depth interviews with the key players of that time combined with a treasure trove of never-before-seen performances and a rich collection of recordings, Warhol films and other experimental art that creates an immersive experience into what founding member John Cale describes as the band's creative ethos: “How to be elegant and how to be brutal.”

Director
Todd Haynes (USA)
Screenplay
Todd Haynes
Production
Motto Pictures (USA)
Julie Goldman
Polygram Entertainment (USA)
David Blackman
Killer Films (USA)
Christine Vachon
Photography
Edward Lachman
Edition
Affonso Gonçalves, Adam Kurnitz
Music
Randall Poster
Sound
Leslie Shatz
Format
DCP FOLLOWING DCI
Running Time
110 m.
Original language of the film
English
Country
USA
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