A film by Ian White. In English with German subtitles.
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Formed in Melbourne, Australia in the late 1970s The Birthday Party were one of the most influential acts of their time. From humble beginnings in suburban Melbourne they grew to command a level of respect around the world which remains undiminished to this day. Fuelled by the incendiary relationship between vocalist Nick Cave and guitarist Rowland S. Howard, The Birthday Party were frequently described as the most dangerous band in the world.
Nick Cave – Vocals
Phill Calvert – Drums
Mick Harvey – Guitar, Drums
Rowland S. Howard – Guitar
Tracy Pew – Bass
Having emerged from the ashes of Cave and Harvey’s first punk-pop band, The Boys Next Door and morphed into The Birthday Party, they quickly rose to become one of the most lauded post-punk bands in the country. Motivated, ambitious and riding high on their success, the group decided to relocate to London – where a totally different reality awaited them. Scorned by the British music press and unable to obtain more than a handful of gigs, the band’s fortunes collapsed as they froze and starved in a series of ever more squalid bedsits and squats.




Credits:
AU 2023, 99 Min, engl. OmU
Regie: Ian White
Kamera: Craig Johnston
Schnitt: Aaron J. March
mit: Phil Calvert, Nick Cave, Mick Harvey, Rowland S. Howard, Tracy Pew
Trailer:
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