Documentary / Music
USA,
1966, 70 min
Directed by:
Andy WarholCinematography:
Paul MorrisseyCast:
Lou Reed, John Cale, Gerard Malanga, Nico, Andy Warhol, Mary Woronov, Maureen Tucker, Billy Name, Sterling Morrison, Christian PäffgenPlots(1)
A portrait of the band the "Velvet Underground" recorded during a practice session at the Factory made in January 1966. The psychedelic camerawork reveals the band rehearsing an instrumental number; Nico, the German singer and an actress whom Warhol introduced into the band, sits on a stool and bangs a tambourine, while her son, Ari, plays on the floor at her feet. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Lou Reed
USA
Best movies:
Rock & Rule (1983)
Blue in the Face (1995)
Prozac Nation (2001)
John Cale
UK
Gerard Malanga
USA
Best movies:
Chelsea Girls (1966)
Vinyl (1965)
Nico
German Empire
Best movies:
La Dolce Vita (1960)
Man Called Rocca (1961)
La tempesta (1958)
Andy Warhol
USA
Best movies:
Tootsie (1982)
The Driver's Seat (1974)
Detroit Rock City (1999) - a.f.
Mary Woronov
USA
Best movies:
Sweet Jane (1998)
Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979)
Chelsea Girls (1966)
Maureen Tucker
USA
Billy Name
USA
Christian Päffgen
France
Best movies:
Nathalie... (2003)
Chelsea Girls (1966)