Monks: The Transatlantic Feedback

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Monks: The Transatlantic Feedback

Promotional Poster by Daniel Richter
Directed by Dietmar Post and Lucia Palacios
Produced by play loud! productions Dietmar Post and Lucia Palacios
Music by The Monks, Soundtrack/Tribute Record by the title silver monk time featuring Jon Spencer, Solex, Fehlfarben, Goldenen Zitronen, The Gossip, International Noise Conspiracy, Alexander Hacke, Mouse on Mars, the Fall, Faust, Charles Wilp, The Monks, Michaela Melian, Jason Forrest, F.S.K., Doc Schoko, Barbara Manning, Floating di Morel, S.Y.P.H., 27#11, The Raincoats, Silver Apples, Singapore Sling, Mense Reents, The Havletones, Cycle, The 5.6.7.8's, Gudrun Gut, Alec Empire, Psychic TV3, Alan Vega, Chicks on Speed, Nista Nije Nista
Cinematography Dietmar Post, Lucia Palacios, Renato Falcao
Editing by Dieter Jaufmann
Karl-W. Huelsenbeck
Distributed by play loud! productions[1]

Monks: The Transatlantic Feedback is a 2006 film directed by Dietmar Post and Lucia Palacios about the seminal German-American beat band The Monks. The film was shot on location in the USA and Germany between 1997 and 2002. In 2008 the filmmakers obtained the German TV Oscar "Adolf-Grimme-Award". [2]

Contents

[edit] Cast

  • Gary Burger – Himself
  • Dave Day - Himself
  • Larry Clark – Himself
  • Roger Johnston – Himself
  • Eddie Shaw – Himself
  • Hans-Joachim Irmler - Himself
  • Jon Spencer - Himself
  • Charles Wilp - Himself
  • Genesis P-Orridge - Himself
  • Jimmy Bowien - Himself
  • Gerd Henjes - Himself
  • Wolfgang Gluszczewski - Himself
  • Byron Coley - Himself
  • Uschi Nerke - Herself (archive footage)
  • Mal Sondock - Himself (archive footage)

[edit] Critical reception

The film was well received by critics. Chris Morris of The Hollywood Reporter named it a "penetrating and loving documentary". [3] Dennis Harvey of Variety praised that "helmers do a vivid job etching the creatively fervid times, with an editing style whose dynamism echoes that of Monk music". [4] New York critic and John Cage expert Richard Kostelanetz compared monks - the transatlantic feedback with the documentary film "Comedian Harmonists" (1976) by Eberhard Fechner. [5]

[edit] Comeback, first German live show after 40 years and a tribute record

In conjunction with the film play loud! productions initiated a double CD tribute record by the title silver monk time - a tribute to the monks. This record served as financial support to the film and was released officially on October 23, 2006 at the famous Volksbühne in Berlin (Germany). At the same event the film was premiered to a full house. play loud! also had invited The Monks and some special guests from "silver monk time". For The Monks it was their first live performance in Germany for almost 40 years. After the film screening The Monks were received with standing ovations by a frenetic audience. Special guest musicians Mark E. Smith (The Fall), The Raincoats, Schorsch Kamerun (Goldenen Zitronen) and Peter Hein (Fehlfarben) celebrated together with The Monks their comeback. Among the audience were also some of the old collaborators, such as, Walther Niemann, Wolfgang Gluszczewski and Jimmy Bowien.

Since the completion of filming in 2002 three of the film's protagonists have passed away: -In 2004 Roger Johnston, the drummer of the Monks. -In 2005 Charles Wilp, who tried to convince the Monks to perform his outstanding music for Afri Cola. -In 2008 Dave Day Havlicek, the banjo player of the Monks.

[edit] Awards

  • 2006 - Leeds Film Festival (Audience Pick)
  • 2006 - Hessischer Filmpreis (Nomination for Best Documentary)
  • 2007 - San Francisco Berlin & Beyond Festival (2. Audience Award)
  • 2007 - Würzburger Filmtage (Audience Award Best Documentary)
  • 2007 - Milan Doc Festival (Best Editing)
  • 2008 - Adolf-Grimme-Preis 2008 (Best Directing and Best Script)

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[edit] References

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