Date: Saturday 15th October
Time: 2.00 pm
Come early, there will be Live Music by Tobias Waltl from 1.15 pm!
Director: Alex Winter
Cast: Frank Zappa, Steve Vai, Paul McCartney,
Charles Manson a. o.
Production Year: 2020, USA/UK, 129 min.
English with English German subtitles
“This documentary about the hugely prolific Frank Zappa … takes an unusually serious-minded approach to the celebrated wild man of 1960s and 70s American rock: ranging from his unusual childhood, to his ferocious work ethic, to his political-sphere interventions, this is a fruitful attempt to get under the skin of a figure who is renowned for lurking eccentrically at the music industry’s periphery.” (A. Pulver, The Guardian)
With unfettered access to the Zappa family trust and all archival footage, ZAPPA explores the private life behind the mammoth musical career that never shied away from the political turbulence of its time.
Alex Winter’s assembly features appearances by Frank’s widow Gail Zappa and several of Frank’s musical collaborators including Mike Keneally, Ian Underwood, Steve Vai, Pamela Des Barres, Bunk Gardner, David Harrington, Scott Thunes, Ruth Underwood, Ray White and others.
English Language Film Society 