Like a Stranger - A German Pop Music Story
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Like a Stranger - A German Pop Music Story |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 2020 |
| length | 231 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK o. A. |
| Rod | |
| Director | Alyosha pause |
| script | Alyosha pause |
| production | Alyosha pause |
| music |
Roland Meyer de Voltaire , Hedayet Djeddikar |
| camera | Robert Schramm, Sebastian Uthoff |
| cut | Anne Pannbacker, Verena Forkel, Jan Richter |
Like a Stranger - A German Pop Music Story is a five-part documentary series by Aljoscha Pause from 2020. The series accompanies the musician Roland Meyer de Voltaire .
Background and plot
In the long-term study over six years, the filmmaker Aljoscha Pause accompanies the musician Roland Meyer de Voltaire (known under the name SCHWARZ and as the singer of the former German band Voltaire ). The five-part series was created with the participation of music journalists and companions such as Schiller , Madsen , Megaloh and Enno Bunger and deals with central questions such as success and failure in the world of pop music or alternative lifestyles.
The premiere of the documentary series Like a Stranger - A German Pop Music Story took place on June 2, 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic in a Bonn car concert location. In addition to the screening of the first episode, Voltaire and SCHWARZ, Enno Bunger, Megaloh and Sebastian Madsen appeared.
On June 5, 2020, the series was released as Blu-ray and VOD .
Reviews
“A journey to yourself. A wonderful story of conviction and hope. "
"A portrait of an impressive person - for whom music is nothing less than existential."
“It is a tragic fairy tale as only pop music can write it. An intimate, close and yet never pathetic portrait of a person who actually never wanted to do anything other than music. And it almost breaks. Just like Hesse, who writes in his Demian: 'I didn't want to try anything but what I wanted to do by itself. Why was it so very difficult? ' The German music documentary of the year. "
“You can't really get a better insight into the reality of a musician's life. I think you understand better what really makes an artist. A really great long-term documentary series. "
"What Tom Meets Zizou was to football is Like a Stranger to the music industry."
“I saw the series in one night and I'm thrilled. Addictive factor! "
"Aljoscha Pause immerses himself meticulously and with passion in this story, which tells of a musician who has everything it takes to grow up."
“Like a stranger, it is a plea to dare to venture more often in life, to leave your comfort zone, not to be afraid of finding the right place in life and to have the courage to start over. A long-term study that is well worth seeing. "
“Anyone who thinks not just of a philosopher, but of a German pop music promise with Voltaire and has bittersweet tones and deeply sad lines in mind, is exactly right with Aljoscha Pause's latest documentary project. The rest should have a look to learn something about the imponderables of an artist's life, the uncompromising love for a vocation and the German music industry. "
Web links
- Like a stranger - A German pop music history in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for Wie ein Fremder - A German Pop Music Story . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry (PDF).
- ↑ Béla Csányi: After Götze, BVB and Co .: Bonn filmmaker presents next mega project. May 8, 2020, accessed on July 10, 2020 (German).
- ↑ https://www.3sat.de/kultur/kulturzeit/tipp-wie-ein-fremder-100.html
- ↑ https://www.udiscover-music.de/popkultur/wie-ein-fremder-interview-voltaire
- ↑ https://www.purpleschulz.de/moderation-songpoeten-auf-wdr-4
- ↑ https://www1.wdr.de/mediathek/video/sendung/westart/video-wie-ein-fremder-dokumentation-ueber-den-musiker-roland-meyer-100.html
- ↑ https://www.kino-zeit.de/film-kritiken-trailer-streaming/wie-ein-fremder-eine-deutsche-popmusik-geschichte-dokuserie-2020