An incredible retracing of the evolution of Reed's remarkable career over three decades. Filled with interviews with Reed, his friends and some of the major artists influenced by Reed including David Bowie, David Byrne, Patti Smith, Suzanne Vega, Dave Stewart, Philip Glass and more. Production Notes, Biographies, Discography, Scene Access, Screen Test, Rare Velvet Footage
Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart (1998) is a music and documentary film directed by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, released on April 29, 1998 with a runtime of 1h 13m. It stars Lou Reed, David Bowie, David Byrne and Václav Havel. Viewers rate it 7.7 out of 10 across 3 ratings.
Lou Reed
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David Bowie
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David Byrne
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Václav Havel
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John Cale
Nico
Sterling Morrison
Maureen Tucker
Directed by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders.
Average viewer score of 7.7/10 from 3 ratings.
Bitty doc about the Avante Garde Rocker. Lou Reed,legend, simple as. Here under the American Masters series he gets just over 70 minutes of screen time, which ultimately isn't enough. For fans of his work, both solo and with the legendary Velvet Underground, it's "nice" to have something on film, to see him acknowledged, and I guess for interested outsiders this is a good "grooming" doc. Yet there's so much…
Reviewed on March 21, 2015
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The main cast of Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart (1998) includes Lou Reed, David Bowie, David Byrne, Václav Havel and John Cale. The film was directed by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart was released on April 29, 1998 and runs for 1h 13m.
Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart (1998) holds an average rating of 7.7 out of 10 from 3 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy music and documentary films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.