Vinylmania - quando la vita corre a 33 giri (2012)

My mother used to wake me up with a vinyl record. It's the first thing I remember about life. Many years have passed but vinyl records have never abandoned me. And you? Have you ever ... See full summary »

Director:

Paolo Campana

Stars:

Paolo Campana, Julie D'Adamo, Daniel Binder

Cast

Credited cast:
Paolo Campana	...	Himself, DJ, also narrator
Julie D'Adamo	...	Narrator (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Daniel Binder	...	Himself, seller of second-hand records
Sanju Chiba	...	Himself, executive, ELP Corporation
Philippe Cohen-Solal	...	Himself, music producer, Gotan Project (as Philippe Cohen Solal)
Michael Cudahy	...	Himself, DJ (as The Millionaire)
Chris de Gan	...	Himself, record collector
Martin Dingle	...	Himself, DJ duo The Karminsky Experience
Bob George	...	Himself, director, ARChive of Contemporary Music
Rich Medina	...	Himself, DJ
James Munns	...	Himself, DJ duo The Karminsky Experience
Kentaro Okamoto	...	Himself, DJ (as Kentaro)
Eddie Piller	...	Himself, DJ
G. Rina	...	Herself, DJ señorina
Peter Saville	...	Himself, graphic designer

Storyline

My mother used to wake me up with a vinyl record. It's the first thing I remember about life. Many years have passed but vinyl records have never abandoned me. And you? Have you ever listened to a vinyl record? With its unique sound and crackling that gives you butterflies. Have you ever plunged into the colours of the sleeves artwork? Have you smelled it? Music captures a unique taste, seductive. In "Vinylmania" the director guides us through the grooves of an object that has never lost its soul. He investigates what makes it so legendary in a world dominated by liquid music: Simple nostalgia? Possession? The search for an idenitity? A cry against the fast food music? The digital river that has no heart or soul, just ones and zeros... From Tokyo to New York, London, Paris and Prague we meet a tribe of collectors, Djs, musicians and artists. We explore the stores where passion is transformed into fever and the factories that have resumed stamping millions of copies. Vinyl records are ...

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Plot Keywords:

vinyl | records | vinyl record | 

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Taglines:

Vinyl: if you already knew it, you'll fall in love again. If you're a rookie, get ready!

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Genres:

Documentary

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian English French Japanese Czech

Release Date:

28 January 2012 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

Vinylmani

Filming Locations:

San Francisco, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Django Productions,Stefilm International

Technical Specs

Runtime:

75 min 54 min (TV) (2012)

Color:

Color (Black & White and Color)

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is director Paolo Campana's first feature length documentary. A part-time DJ, Paolo spent 10 years working on the project before finally completing the film in 2011.

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