CAN: The Documentary (1999)

CAN: The Documentary (1999) poster

The late-'60s avant garde rock band CAN gets a feature-length tribute with this affectionate documentary chronicling its odd inception and subsequent career. In CAN -- The Documentary, the remaining band members are interviewed amidst culled together archival footage from talk shows, concerts, and television appearances to paint a portrait of a band who always remained happily on the sidelines of mass appeal, mixing street music, jazz, folk, and rock into a sometimes poppy, sometimes abstract stew. The band's influence on such seminal acts as Sonic Youth and Talking Heads is also analyzed.

Director: Hannes Rossacher, Rudi Dolezal
Genre: Documentary, Music
Runtime: 87 min
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Cast

Editing: Sven Offen
Production: DoRo Productions
Country: Austria, United Kingdom
Language: English, Deutsch
Original Language: en

Keywords

krautrock

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is CAN: The Documentary about?
The late-'60s avant garde rock band CAN gets a feature-length tribute with this affectionate documentary chronicling its odd inception and subsequent career. In CAN -- The Documentary, the remaining band members are interviewed amidst culled together archival footage from talk shows, concerts, and television appearances to paint a portrait of a band who always remained happily on the sidelines of mass appeal, mixing street music, jazz, folk, and rock into a sometimes poppy, sometimes abstract stew. The band's influence on such seminal acts as Sonic Youth and Talking Heads is also analyzed.
Who directed CAN: The Documentary?
CAN: The Documentary was directed by Hannes Rossacher, Rudi Dolezal.
Who stars in CAN: The Documentary?
CAN: The Documentary stars Holger Czukay, Jaki Liebezeit, Michael Karoli, Malcolm Mooney, Kris Needs, Shirley Karoli.
How long is CAN: The Documentary?
CAN: The Documentary has a runtime of 1h 27m (87 minutes).
What genre is CAN: The Documentary?
CAN: The Documentary is a Documentary, Music film.
Where was CAN: The Documentary produced?
CAN: The Documentary was produced in Austria, United Kingdom.