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

Film Screening|A spirited documentary about the divided city's 1980s music subcultures, from punk to techno

  • Goethe-Institut Chicago, Chicago, IL

  • Free and open to the public, please register in advance and bring photo ID for check-in
  • Part of series: Punk@50
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B‑Movie (Germany, 2015, 92 min.) Directed by Jörg A. Hoppe, Klaus Maeck, Heiko Lange, Miriam Dehne. The still shows Blixa Bargeld surrounded by a group of mostly dark‑clad young people as he pulls out a knife. © DEF Media GmbH

Dir. by Jörg A. Hoppe, Klaus Maeck, and Heiko Lange
Germany, 2015, 92 min.
English and German with English subtitles

A powder keg of music, art and chaos erupts in 1980s West Berlin, fueling a creative melting pot that influences subculture and pop culture far beyond its borders. This blistering documentary, featuring appearances by Nick Cave, Christiane F., Mark Reeder, Einstürzende Neubauten and even David Hasselhoff, fuses unreleased film footage and original interviews with an iconic soundtrack. Documenting the punk era, the early DJ scene, and the fall of the Berlin Wall, B-Movie is a gritty and glamorous journey through music culture and creative life in the divided city.