The Nomi Song (2004)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Director:

Andrew Horn

Writer:

Andrew Horn (writer)

Release Date:

24 March 2005 (Germany)

Genre:

Documentary | Biography | Music

Tagline:

He came from outer space to save the human race.

Plot:

Looks like an alien, sings like a diva - Klaus Nomi was one of the 1980s' most profoundly bizarre characters...

Plot Keywords:

Opera | Death | New Wave | 1980s | Rock Star

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Klaus Nomi	...	Himself (archive footage)
Ann Magnuson	...	Herself
Gabriele Lafari	...	Herself
David McDermott	...	Himself
Page Wood	...	Himself
Tony Frere	...	Himself
Man Parrish	...	Himself
Kristian Hoffman	...	Himself
Ron Johnsen	...	Himself
Kenny Scharf	...	Himself
Anthony Scibelli	...	Himself
Alan Platt	...	Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Adrian	...	Himself
Joseph Arias	...	Himself
Calvin Churchman	...	Himself
Jay Jay French	...	Himself
Michael Halsband	...	Himself
Janus	...	Herself
Pamela Rosenthal	...	Herself
Ira Siff	...	Himself
Trude Sperber	...	Herself (voice)

Runtime:

98 min | Germany:96 min

Country:

Germany

Language:

English | German

Color:

Color (archive footage) | Black and White

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Arte

Movie Connections:

Features "Saturday Night Live" (1975)

Soundtrack:

Ich bin von Kopf bis Fuß auf Liebe eingestellt/Falling in Love Again

Wow!

I just saw this film. I found it exciting, touching, more than a little inspiring, and was impressed by the filmmaker's ability to craft an intimate personal portrait of the man while also rendering a feeling for the period in which he lived.

Good times -- will likely get out to see it again before it leaves town.

Agree with the original poster: this one seems destined for cult status.

PS: Anyone find it odd that saving bandwidth by writing concisely here is punished by IMDb? I love everything else about this site, but the arbitrary requirement that we each become novelists in the mini-reviews is silly, and ultimately counter-productive: is it really so bad if you can say what you need to say in under 10 lines? I pity those who can't, and if IMDb must ban me rather than update their policy to accommodate those who can communicate well, then at least the few of you who read this before they ditched me know that at least I tried.

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