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The Velvet Underground

Movie
2021
2h 1m
R
English
Documentary, Music
User Score: 
7.4
Critic Score: 
93
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Experience the iconic rock band's legacy in the first major documentary to tell their story. Directed with the era’s avant-garde spirit by Todd Haynes, this kaleidoscopic oral history combines exclusive interviews with dazzling archival footage.
The Velvet Underground Poster

The Velvet Underground

R
Movie
2021
2h 1m
English
Documentary, Music
Experience the iconic rock band's legacy in the first major documentary to tell their story. Directed with the era’s avant-garde spirit by Todd Haynes, this kaleidoscopic oral history combines exclusive interviews with dazzling archival footage.
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CRITIC SCORE
93

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Lou Reed
Self (archive footage)
Sterling Morrison
Self (archive footage)
Nico
Self (archive footage)
David Bowie
Self (voice)
Doug Yule
Self (archive footage)
Allen Ginsberg
Self (archive footage)
Cass Elliot
Self (archive footage)
Tony Conrad
Self (voice)
Billy Name
Self (voice)
Bill Graham
Self (archive footage)
Andy Warhol
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Frank Zappa
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Directed By: Todd Haynes
Written By: Todd Haynes

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ArmPauFer says...
3 years ago
Truly amazing in every sense but gives a notion that they have never seen again since Max Kansas city... 1972... and shamelessly lacks all about the 1993 reunion. Very sad about that because it does not felt complete this documentary which is truly hipnotic to watch.
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miguelreina says...
3 years ago
As reflection of The Velvet Underground's own trajectory, Todd Haynes sometimes doesn't go fully in depth, and focus more at the Andy Warhol moment, a constant portraitist of all his surroundings. Considering the few recordings of The Velvet Underground performances and the absence of many of its protagonists, it's a meticulous and absorbing work that takes advantage of the footage to build a reflection of the sounds and the avant-garde of an era.
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pivic says...
3 years ago
Seriously made in an experimental way, Haynes uses video to lift the Velvets experience. And it's a wild fucking ride.
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riverbank_hank says...
2 years ago
I'm an old enough rock fan to appreciate Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground, but I just don't get the hype behind this film. I couldn't get more than half way through. A total bore with style but very little substance. It's about as far from being a "wild ride" as I can imagine. A sleep aid, maybe?
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