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Berlin

Third Rail Releasing | Release Date: July 18, 2008

Summary: Staging Berlin has been discussed for over 30 years and in December of 2006 it became a reality. Berlin was said to be one of the most depressing albums ever made but as it was brought to life it was far from dismal. In 2006, Susan Feldman the artistic director of St. Anne’s Warehouse in Brooklyn approached Lou Reed about performing his album Berlin in its entirety. Reed accepted and invited acclaimed director and artist Julian Schnabel to design the sets for the performance. Having been an enormous admirer of the album since its release, Schnabel set about making a film that would reach beyond Brooklyn. Using the divided city of Berlin as its backdrop, the story of Caroline and her lovers is told through the emotive and provocative words of Lou Reed. With performers like Fernando Saunders, Antony, Steve Hunter, Rob Wassermann, Rupert Christie and Sharon Jones, a seven piece orchestra and the Brooklyn Youth Chorus all working to create a captivating and enveloping world, Lou Reed is able to take the audience with him as he bares witness to Caroline’s self-destruction. Julian’s set design create the backdrop of a hotel with greenish walls and with Lola Schnabel’s films displaying the beauty and tragedy of the narrator’s leading lady the experience is devastating and beautiful. (Third Rail Releasing/The Weinstein Company)

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Rating:	Rated PG-13 for brief language.
Production:	Waterboy Productions
Genres:	Documentary
Countries:	USA, UK
Language:	English
Home Release Date:	Sep 30, 2008

Director	Credit
Julian Schnabel	Director

Cast	Credit
Antony Hegarty	Himself
Brooklyn Youth Chorus	Themselves
Emmanuelle Seigner	Caroline
Fernando Saunders	Himself
Lou Reed	Himself
Rob Wasserman	Himself
Sharon Jones	Herself
Steve Hunter	Himself
Tony Thunder Smith	Himself

Producer	Credit
Ann Ruark	Co-Producer
Gwen Bialic	Line Producer
Jon Kilik	Producer
Maya Hoffmann	Executive Producer
Stanley F. Buchthal	Executive Producer
Tom Sarig	Producer