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Patti Smith: Dream of Life is a american film of genre Documentary released in USA on 1 january 2008 with Michael Peter Balzary

Patti Smith: Dream of Life (2008)

Patti Smith: Dream of Life
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Released in USA 1 january 2008
Length 1h49
OriginUSA
Genres Documentary,    Musical
Rating69% 3.487883.487883.487883.487883.48788

Patti Smith: Dream of Life is a 2008 documentary film about Patti Smith directed by Steven Sebring. It was presented at Berlin International Film Festival. The movie won the "Excellence in Cinematography Award: Documentary" at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and aired on the PBS series P.O.V. on December 30, 2009.

A Patti Smith: Dream of Life app for the iPad was published in May 2011.

Synopsis

Le film nous révèle la personnalité complexe et charismatique de la "marraine du punk" qui s'est imposée dans les années 70 grâce à son style poétique et à ses textes enragés. Entre interviews, concerts, peinture et photographies, Dream of Life explore onze années de la vie de l'artiste. Pour cette icône du rock, qui commente le film en voix-off, l'existence peut se définir comme une redoutable contradiction.

Actors

Michael Peter Balzary

(Self)Philip Glass

(Self)Lenny Kaye

(Self)Sam Shepard

(Self)Michael Stipe

(Self)Bob Dylan

(Self)
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