Tally Brown, New York
| Tally Brown, New York | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Rosa von Praunheim |
| Produced by | Rosa von Praunheim Joachim von Mengershausen |
| Starring | Tally Brown Holly Woodlawn Divine Taylor Mead Ching Ho Cheng Edward Caton |
| Cinematography | Edvard Lieber Michael Oblowitz Rosa von Praunheim Juliana Wang Lloyd Williams |
| Edited by | Mike Shephard Rosa von Praunheim, Rosa von Praunheim |
| Music by | Tally Brown Holly Woodlawn |
Release date |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Countries | United States Germany |
| Language | English |
Tally Brown, New York is a 1979 documentary film directed, written and produced by Rosa von Praunheim, centring around the career of Tally Brown.
The film received international attention and was shown, for example, at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City in 1979.[1]
Plot
[edit]The film follows the singing and acting career of Tally Brown, a classically trained opera and blues singer who became a star of the New York underground scene in the late 1960s. In this documentary, von Praunheim draws on extensive interviews with Brown, in which she shares her collaborations with Andy Warhol, Taylor Mead and other artists, and friendships with Ching Ho Cheng, Holly Woodlawn and Divine. Brown opens the film with a cover of David Bowie's Heroes and closes with Rock 'n' Roll Suicide. The film not only captures Tally Brown's career, but also a certain New York milieu of the 1970s.[2]
Production notes
[edit]The documentary is also notable for being the first of Praunheim's many portraits of women, mostly aging performers, who have become iconic figures in the LGBT community.
Awards
[edit]- 1979: German Film Award (for best non-feature film)[3]
- 1979: Nominated for the Gold Hugo at the Chicago International Film Festival[3]
Reception
[edit]The Village Voice wrote: "In its way, Tally Brown, New York is the best documentary about New York since Chantal Akerman's News From Home",[4] and "a must-see for all those interested in performance and the cultural history of New York in the ’70s."[5]
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Recent Films From West-Germany" (PDF). Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
- ^ Anderson, Melissa (June 3, 2009). "The Films of Rosa von Praunheim at Anthology". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on 2011-01-21. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
- ^ a b "Rosa von Praunheim - Awards". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
- ^ "Tally Brown, New York". Rosa von Praunheim Filmproduktion - Village Voice, 1979. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
- ^ "The Films of Rosa von Praunheim at Anthology". Village Voice. 3 June 2009. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- Murray, Raymond. Images in the Dark: An Encyclopedia of Gay and Lesbian Film and Video Guide. TLA Publications, 1994, ISBN 1880707012
- 1979 films
- West German films
- 1970s German-language films
- 1979 documentary films
- Documentary films about New York City
- Documentary films about actors
- Documentary films about singers
- Films directed by Rosa von Praunheim
- American LGBTQ-related documentary films
- Historiography of LGBTQ in New York City
- Documentary films about the cinema of the United States
- 1979 LGBTQ-related films
- Documentary films about women in music
- 1970s English-language films
- 1970s American films
- 1970s German films
- German LGBTQ-related documentary films
- English-language documentary films