Nina Hagen

Women in Rock - Nina Hagen 1980



Hochgeladen von Handlungsbedarf am 17.11.2011

Shot in 1980 by the German team responsible for 'Punk in London' and 'Punk In England' DVDs, this 38-minute documentary appears as an extra on the latter. Just as well, because this 'extra' is a far better artifact than the misleadingly titled main feature (which actually features mostly post-punk ska and pop acts). Canvassing a selection of female musicians squarely at the forefront of the post-punk tide, director Wolfgang Buld finds plenty of restless, spiky personalities and intriguing approaches to music and performance to build a fine documentary from. Metallers Girlschool, tribal dub merchants the Slits, No Wave experimentalists Mania D, and operatic rock diva Nina Hagen are all featured in live performances, but best of all is a supremely sarcastic Siouxsie, filmed and interviewed on tour in Berlin. The excellent Banshees live footage is a small treasure trove for their fans, and worth the modest price of the entire DVD alone. As pointed out by the interviewees themselves, the idea of making a documentary about 'women in rock' was becoming redundant in the post-punk environment, and indeed the stylistic breadth of the music on offer here bears this out. Even so, we can thank Buld now for going to the trouble. If you're at all interested in the post-punk era or the history of female rock musicians, you'll seriously want this. It's a fascinating time capsule with some fantastic live footage, and hey, you get a similar but less interesting (though still worthy) 'main feature' into the bargain.
Vivianne Albertine ...
Herself (as The Slits)
Beate Bartel ...
Herself (as Mania D.)
Budgie Gudrun Gut ...
Herself (as Mania D.)
Nina Hagen ...
Herself
Bettina Köster ...
Herself (as Mania D.)
Marlene Marder ...
Herself (as Liliput)
John McGeoch Tessa Pollitt ...
Herself (as The Slits)
Paloma Romero ...
Herself / The Slits (as Palmolive)
Klaudia Schifferle ...
Herself (as Liliput)
Steven Severin ...
Himself (as Siouxsie and the Banshees)
Siouxsie Sioux ...
Herself (as Siouxsie & The Banshees)
Astrid Spirig ...
Herself (as Liliput)
Ari Up ...
Herself (as The Slits)