Past screening

The Velvet Underground

Directed by: Todd Haynes
Runtime: 2hr 1min Year: 2021

Details

Directed by: Todd Haynes
Runtime: 2hr 1min Year: 2021
Country: United States
Topics: Music
Last Screened: Thu 6th Jan 2022

The Velvet Underground explores the multiple threads that converged to bring together one of the most influential bands in rock and roll.

The Velvet Underground created a new sound that changed the world of music, cementing its place as one of rock ’n’ roll’s most revered bands. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Todd Haynes, The Velvet Underground shows just how the group became a cultural touchstone representing a range of contradictions: the band is both of their time, yet timeless; literary yet realistic; rooted in high art and street culture.

The film features in-depth interviews with the key players of that time combined with a treasure trove of never-before-seen performances and a rich collection of recordings, Warhol films, and other experimental art that creates an immersive experience into what founding member John Cale describes as the band’s creative ethos: “how to be elegant and how to be brutal.”