Viel passiert - Der BAP-Film (2002)

User Rating:

4.7/10   

Director:

Wim Wenders

Writer:

Wim Wenders (writer)

Release Date:

7 March 2002 (Germany)

Genre:

Documentary | Music

Tagline:

Vom Regisseur von Buena Vista Social Club

Plot:

Documentary about the rock group BAP from Cologne in Germany. |

Plot Keywords:

Tour Documentary | Rock Music | Concert Film | Road

Cast

Wolfgang Niedecken	...	Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Marie Bäumer	...	Sweets vendor
Wolf Biermann	...	Himself
Heinrich Böll	...	Himself (archive footage)
Sheryl Hackett	...	Herself
Klaus Heuser	...	Himself
Werner Kopal	...	Himself
Joachim Król	...	Projectionist
Helmut Krumminga	...	Himself
Willi Laschet	...	Himself
Michael Nass	...	Himself
Jens Streifling	...	Himself
Jürgen Zöller	...	Himself

Also Known As:

Ode to Cologne: A Rock 'N' Roll Film (International: English title)

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Germany:o.Al.

Filming Locations:

Paderhalle, Paderborn, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany

Company:

Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen

Excellent documentary about a little-known (but legendary) band.

Wim Wenders has succeeded once again in making a film about a relatively obscure subject (this time the rock band BAP from Cologne in Wenders' native Germany) which is artistic, interesting and enlightening. The film is inspired by the group's album 'Tonfilm' (talking movie) which in turn was inspired by Edward Hopper's painting 'New York Movie'. Since band leader Wolfgang Niedecken is also a painter this is a fitting starting point for a fascinating and beautifully filmed journey through the band's history, taking in German postwar history and Niedecken's heroes including The Rolling Stones, The Kinks and Bob Dylan. The DVD has English subtitles throughout and German ones for the songs (sung in Cologne dialect). The music is fabulous and the film is much much more than your average 'Rockumentary'