Blank City (2010)





Take a trip back to a time when New York City wasn't all glitz and glamour as filmmaker Celine Danhier offers a look at the birth of "No Wave Cinema" and the vibrant art scene that exploded out of the East Village in the late '70s. In the years before Ronald Reagan took office, Manhattan was in ruins. But true art has never come from comfort, and it was precisely those dire circumstances that inspired artists like Jim Jarmusch, Lizzy Borden, and Amos Poe to produce some of their best works. Taking their cues from punk rock and new wave music, these young maverick filmmakers confronted viewers with a stark reality that stood in powerful contrast to the escapist product being churned out by Hollywood.


Reviews

Chris Chang, Blank City, in: Filmcomment, nr. 2 (March/April), 2011 pp. 72

Michael Atkinson, Blank City, in: Sight & Sound, nr. 4 (April), 2012 pp. 56

Sascha Westphal, Blank City, in: epd Film, nr. 1, 2013 pp. 47


Year: 2010
Country: United States
Language: English
 
IMDb: 1398949