Nina Hagen = Punk + Glory

"Nina Hagen was born in East Berlin in 1955, migrated to the West in the mid-70's and became a New Wave Punk rock star in 1978, singing in a screechy growl that shaded into an operatic coloratura."

Feb 11 1999 N/A 1h 40m
Documentary, Music

Musician and artist Nina Hagen was perhaps the most notable figure to come out of the German punk scene, and this documentary offers a look at her life, her work and her friends and collaborators. Along with interview footage with Hagen and her family, director Peter Sempel visits Lemmy from Motorhead, director Wim Wenders, Dee Dee Ramone and George S. Clinton as they discuss their flamboyantly creative friend. Nina Hagen = Punk + Glory was shown in the Panorama series at the 1999 Berlin Film Festival.

Plot

Nina Hagen was born in East Berlin in 1955, migrated to the West in the mid-70's and became a New Wave Punk rock star in 1978, singing in a screechy growl that shaded into an operatic coloratura. Although she was an enormous European star in the 80's, the movie makes it clear why she never found a commercial foothold in the United States. The connections between opera and rock that seem natural to European audiences had no resonance in the United States.

Written by

Tamara Goldsworthy

Directed by

Peter Sempel

Cast

Nina Hagen, Nina C. Alice, Angelyne

Crew

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Production Countries

Germany

Production Companies

Black SUN Flower Filmproduction

Languages

Deutsch

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
132
Average Rating
6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA