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Stop Making Sense

Stop Making Sense

8.3/ 10

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1984

Release Year

88 min

Runtime

Documentary
Music

Overview

A concert film documenting Talking Heads at the height of their popularity, on tour for their 1983 album "Speaking in Tongues." The band takes the stage one by one and is joined by a cadre of guest musicians for a career-spanning and cinematic performance that features creative choreography and visuals.

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Keywords

concert
rock band
concert film
post-punk
new wave
energetic
exuberant

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Reviews(3)

7.7avg rating
CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

October 8, 2023

7
7/10

I'm not sure Jonathan Demme really had too much to do here as David Byrne and "Talking Heads" present us with a belter of a creative toe-tapper. It's a film of their concert - constructed from performances over three nights in a small Hollywood theatre, and that setting lends itself excellently to t

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James

James

@JN2012

October 20, 2023

7
7/10

I did write an artistically brilliant rendition of my thoughts on this movie but instead I’m going to give you this: I can't seem to face up to the facts I'm tense and nervous and I can't relax I can't sleep 'cause my bed's on fire Don't touch me, I'm a real live wire Psycho Killer Qu'est-ce qu

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7

798twh80n

May 7, 2026

9
9/10

went into the movie without even knowing who Talking Heads were except that they were quite popular back in their days, and i will have to say that i really enjoyed it

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