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

  • 2015
  • 1h 32m
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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

  • Directors
    • Jörg A. Hoppe
    • Heiko Lange
    • Klaus Maeck
  • Writers
    • Jörg A. Hoppe
    • Klaus Maeck
    • Heiko Lange
  • Stars
    • Andi
    • Bela B.
    • Blixa Bargeld
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    2.1K
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    • Directors
      • Jörg A. Hoppe
      • Heiko Lange
      • Klaus Maeck
    • Writers
      • Jörg A. Hoppe
      • Klaus Maeck
      • Heiko Lange
    • Stars
      • Andi
      • Bela B.
      • Blixa Bargeld
    • 5User reviews
    • 20Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations

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    • Directors
      • Jörg A. Hoppe
      • Heiko Lange
      • Klaus Maeck
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      • Klaus Maeck
      • Heiko Lange
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    If you were young in the 80s and a fan of the tube, this is where that West Berlin special came from. At the time I was completely bemused by the post punk drug induced cacophony showcased in that and on John Peels sessions and preferred the Human League. Now my ears have matured, I find I actually love the raw sound produced by Einsturdenze Neubauten and that sound, and this movie, takes me back to a period of my life I'd largely forgotten. It's amazing that EN sounds so fresh today. So, while I'll no doubt watch this again, younger people or those not very interested in music, will probably find this rather slow.
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    • Release date
      • February 8, 2015 (Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • Germany
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    • Languages
      • English
      • German
    • Also known as
      • B-Movie: Шум и ярость в Западном Берлине
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      • Interzone Pictures
      • DEF Media
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      1 hour 32 minutes
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