The Velvet Underground (2021)

6.8/10 121 min Documentary Music

Overview

Experience the iconic rock band's legacy in the first major documentary to tell their story. Directed with the era’s avant-garde spirit by Todd Haynes, this kaleidoscopic oral history combines exclusive interviews with dazzling archival footage.

Cast

Lou Reed

Self (archive footage)

John Cale

Self

Sterling Morrison

Self (archive footage)

Maureen Tucker

Self

Jonas Mekas

Self

Jonathan Richman

Self

John Waters

Self

Nico

Self (archive footage)

David Bowie

Self (voice)

Danny Fields

Self

La Monte Young

Self

Amy Taubin

Self

Allen Ginsberg

Self (archive footage)

Mary Woronov

Self

Marian Zazeela

Self

Jackson Browne

Self

Cass Elliot

Self (archive footage)

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