Gimme Shelter (DVD)

Detailní popis produktu

Zvuk: angličtina

Titulky: francouzština, nizozemština

Stopáž: 91 min.

Rok výroby: 1970

Režie: Albert Maysles, David Maysles

Datum vydání: 21.08.2024

EAN kód: 9789493401006

Popis (anglicky):

This 1970 documentary follows The Rolling Stones during their infamous tour of the United States in 1969. The film shows footage of the last two concerts of the tour—the concert at Madison Square Garden and, a week later, a free concert at San Francisco's Altamont Speedway. The latter concert turned into a clash between 300,000 people from the so-called 'Love Generation' and a dozen Hells Angels who had been hired to maintain order, culminating in the tragic death of 18-year-old Meredith Hunter, who was stabbed to death. Just four months after the peaceful Woodstock, the Altamont concert seemed to mark the end of the loving hippie era.

Directors David Maysles, Albert Maysles, and Charlotte Zwerin were present and captured the events on film while The Rolling Stones struggled through the concert doing what they do best: making music. The documentary shows footage of the two concerts, as well as the reactions of the band members as they watch the footage of the Altamont concert. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 1971 and was also released in Dutch cinemas later that year. VPRO Cinema awarded the documentary five stars at the time.