David Bowie: Five Years

David Bowie: Five Years

2013 · 90 min · EN · 7.5 (50 votes)
Dir. Francis Whately · Starring David Bowie, Tony Visconti, Nile Rodgers, Brian Eno, Robert Fripp, Andy Warhol

“An intimate portrait of five key years in David Bowie’s career.”

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Featuring a wealth of previously unseen archive, this film looks at how Bowie continually evolved: from Ziggy Stardust to the Soul Star of Young Americans, to the ‘Thin White Duke’. It explores his regeneration in Berlin with the critically acclaimed album Heroes, his triumph with Scary Monsters and his global success with Let’s Dance. With interviews with all his closest collaborators, David Bowie - Five Years presents a unique account of why Bowie has become an ‘icon of our times’.

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A deep dive into the transformative genius of a music icon. This film feels like flipping through a scrapbook of Bowie's most pivotal eras, each chapter bursting with creative energy and profound artistic shifts. It's a celebration of reinvention.

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