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Village Rockstars and Nico, 1988
Assunta Spina (Country: Italy; Year: 1915; Director: Gustavo Serena; Stars: Carlo Benetti, Francesca Bertini, Gustavo Serena)
A beautiful woman is caught up in a violent love triangle.
Nico, 1988 (Country: Italy, Belgium; Year: 2017; Director: Susanna Nicchiarelli; Writer: Susanna Nicchiarelli; Stars: Trine Dyrholm, Calvin Demba, Karina Fernandez, Sandor Funtek, John Gordon Sinclair, Anamaria Marinca, Thomas Trabacchi)
Biopic of the German singer, who sang with the Velvet Underground
Full Review See: Trine Dyrholm in conversation on not being defined by men, the costumes for Nico, 1988, Ruth Berlau and Bertolt Brecht, and Astrid Lindgren
, Trine Dyrholm in conversation on finding Nico's voice, the emotional states of mind of her character, and Susanna Nicchiarelli's vision for Nico, 1988
, Susanna Nicchiarelli in conversation on Trine Dyrholm, Nico's sense of irony, and the look from costume designers Francesca Vecchi and Roberta Vecchi for Nico, 1988
, Susanna Nicchiarelli in conversation on Nico, 1988
The Public Image Is Rotten (Country: US; Year: 2017; Director: Tabbert Fiiller)
Story of the provocative musician John Lydon, aka Johnny Rotten.
Sammy Davis, Jr: I've Gotta Be Me (Country: US; Year: 2017; Director: Samuel D Pollard; Writer: Laurence Maslon; Stars: Sammy Davis Jr)
Profile of the song-and-dance man.
Village Rockstars (Country: India; Year: 2017; Director: Rima Das)
A young village girl in northeast India wants to start her own rock band.
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