B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989

20152015
1h 32min

B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989 (2015)

B-MOVIE: LUST & SOUND IN WEST BERLIN is a documentary about music, art and chaos in the Wild West Berlin of the 1980s.
The walled-in city which became the creative melting pot for a special kind of sub and pop culture, attracting ingenious dilettantes and world famous celebrities alike. However, before the iron curtain would fall, artists and communards, squatters and hedonists of all kinds would enjoy Berlins unconventional lifestyle. It was not about long-term commercial success, but about living for the moment - the kick - the here and now.
With mostly unreleased TV and film footage, photos and original interviews, B-MOVIE tells the story of life in the divided city, a cultural interzone in which everything and anything seemed possible in a place unlike anywhere else in Europe. It's a fast-paced collage of stories from a frenzied but creative decade, starting with punk and ending with the Love Parade, all from a city where the days are short and the nights are endless. This is a time when Berlin was like a B-MOVIE: Colourfully cheap and trashy, threatened and thrown together, anxious and ambitious, clubbed and caned, stoned and strung out, drunk, drugged and - just very special.

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Music, art and chaos in the wild West-Berlin of the 1980s. The walled-in city became the creative melting pot for sub- and pop-culture. Before the iron curtain fell, everything and anything ... Read allMusic, art and chaos in the wild West-Berlin of the 1980s. The walled-in city became the creative melting pot for sub- and pop-culture. Before the iron curtain fell, everything and anything seemed possible. B-MOVIE is a fast-paced collage of mostly unreleased film and TV footage ... Read allMusic, art and chaos in the wild West-Berlin of the 1980s. The walled-in city became the creative melting pot for sub- and pop-culture. Before the iron curtain fell, everything and anything seemed possible. B-MOVIE is a fast-paced collage of mostly unreleased film and TV footage from a frenzied but creative decade, starting with punk and ending with the Love Parade, i... Read all

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Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations

Videos1

B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin (1979-1989) - Official Trailer

B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin (1979-1989) - Official Trailer

Berlin Bouncer

6.1

Fraktus - Das letzte Kapitel der Musikgeschichte

7.0

Fraktus - Das letzte Kapitel der Musikgeschichte

Sun Alley

6.8

B Movie

7.4

Notes of Berlin

7.6

Notes of Berlin

Berlin Blues

7.2

6.9

The Houseboat

7.2

Christiane F.

7.6

The Edukators

7.5

Berlin Calling

7.2

Time to Leave

7.1

Music, art and chaos in the wild West-Berlin of the 1980s. The walled-in city became the creative melting pot for sub- and pop-culture. Before the iron curtain fell, everything and anything seemed possible. B-MOVIE is a fast-paced collage of mostly unreleased film and TV footage from a frenzied but creative decade, starting with punk and ending with the Love Parade, in a city where the days are short and the nights are endless. Where it was not about long-term success, but about living for the moment - the here and now.

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Taglines
- If you can remember the 80's, you weren't there!
Genres
- Documentary
- Music
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

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Top review

10/10

Superb documentary

This is an excellent documentary (featuring Nick Cave, Blixa Bargeld, David Bowie, New Order, David Hasselhoff & Hitler!!). It's main concern is the evolution of West Berlin's music scene during the 80s. The political enclave proved a cultural melting-pot during the Cold War years.

Please check it & review; I feel like I'm the only person that's seen it & it deserves a wide audience. Watch it, love it, tell the others.

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Oct 22, 2017

Release date
- February 8, 2015 (Germany)
Country of origin
- Germany
Official sites
- Official Facebook
- Official site
Languages
- English
- German
Also known as
- B-Movie: Шум и ярость в Западном Берлине
Production companies
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Gross worldwide
- $22,721

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Runtime
- 1h 32min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Stereo
- Dolby Digital

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