20.09.2024, 18:00 - 19:40
21.09.2024, 18:00 - 19:40
22.09.2024, 18:00 - 19:40
'The Birthday Party: Uprising in Heaven'
directed by: Ian White
starring: Nick Cave, Rowland S. Howard, Mick Harvey, Phill Calvert, Tracy Pew, Thurston Moore, Lydia Lunch
country of production: Australia
year of production: 2023
original language: English
genre: musical, documentary
duration: 99 min
Screenings only on September 20, 21, 22 at 18:00: www.kinokultura.pl
Nick Cave and his band The Birthday Party are the subjects of the cinematic documentary 'The Birthday Party: Uprising in Heaven,' recognized by the influential newspaper The Guardian as one of the best music documentaries in recent years. The Birthday Party was one of the darkest post-punk bands that emerged in the early 1980s, about which it was said that neither John Cale nor Alfred Hitchcock were as terrifying.
Directed by Ian White, this captivating rock concert-like spectacle tells the story of overcoming obstacles, artistic genius, and total dysfunction. The story of the rise, success, and inevitable fall of The Birthday Party includes candid conversations with the musicians, snippets of previously unseen recordings, songs that were not included on any album, and a vast wealth of diverse works by the band members.
'The Birthday Party: Uprising in Heaven' is a tale of unparalleled creativity, the price of fame, and self-destruction, narrated with their characteristic dark humor by the band members themselves. The viewer gains a unique insight into their dreams, hopes, and motivations that led to the creation of one of the most influential music groups in the world.