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Freakscene: The Story Of Dinosaur Jr.

Directed by: Philipp Reichenheim
Runtime: 1hr 22min Year: 2021
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Directed by: Philipp Reichenheim
Runtime: 1hr 22min Year: 2021
Country: Germany, United States
Topics: Music
Last Screened: Sat 16th Oct 2021

A fitting homage to one of the most influential bands on the American East Coast, which inspired the rock scene.

Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr is an homage to one of the most influential bands on the American East Coast, which inspired the rock scene, including Nirvana and Sonic Youth, in the 1990s. It is also the story of the eloquent and eccentric guitarist and bandleader J. Mascis, the bassist Lou Barlow and drummer Murph, and a band that insanely does not talk to each other.

Communication takes place exclusively through music, although filmmaker Philipp Reichenheim nevertheless gets the closed and shy icons to speak. An emotional, tragically funny and sometimes noisy rollercoaster ride by a dysfunctional family, Dinosaur Jr.