

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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Grave, nostalgic, prestige and earnest.
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- contemporarynostalgic
- unpretentiousprestige
- earnestironic
- rawmeticulous
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Cast
- Lou ReedSelf (archive footage)
- John CaleSelf
- Sterling MorrisonSelf (archive footage)
- Maureen TuckerSelf
- Jonas MekasSelf
- Jonathan RichmanSelf
- John WatersSelf
- NicoSelf (archive footage)
- David BowieSelf (voice)
- Doug YuleSelf (archive footage)
Crew
- Todd HaynesDirector
- Todd HaynesWriter
- Edward LachmanDirector of Photography
- Affonso GonçalvesEditor
- Adam KurnitzEditor
- Carolyn HepburnProducer
- Christine VachonProducer
- Julie GoldmanProducer
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