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The Velvet Underground

The Velvet Underground

Todd Haynes, 2021

Spine #1164

Picked by 2 guests

Documentary / Music

Criterion Letterboxd TMDB

Directed by Todd Haynes

Written by Todd Haynes

Cinematography Edward Lachman

Edited by Affonso Gonçalves, Adam Kurnitz

Cast Lou Reed, John Cale, Sterling Morrison, Maureen Tucker, Jonas Mekas, Jonathan Richman, John Waters, Nico

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Yo La Tengo
Yo La Tengo musician

“This is Todd Haynes's Velvet Underground movie. Amazing movie, and I can't wait to see all this extra stuff he's got. There's never enough Jonathan Richman interviews in the world, so.”

Sharon Horgan

“Okay, so I watched this very recently, Velvet Underground. I love documentaries, and I especially love music documentaries. And I think there’s nothing better or more relaxing than putting on your favorite music and hearing about how the members of that band kind of tore each other apart in the course of... In the course of making that sort of life-changing music. So, I’m gonna have that.”