Zappa

2020
Not Rated
2h 9min

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7,5/10

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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.

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Un regard en profondeur sur la vie et l'oeuvre du musicien Frank Zappa.Un regard en profondeur sur la vie et l'oeuvre du musicien Frank Zappa.Un regard en profondeur sur la vie et l'oeuvre du musicien Frank Zappa.

Réalisation
- Alex Winter
Casting principal

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NOTE IMDb

7,5/10

3,8 k

MA NOTE

Réalisation
- Alex Winter
Casting principal

Voir les informations de production sur IMDbPro

Récompenses
- 5 nominations au total

Rôles principaux99+

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Frank Zappa

Self
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Lonnie Lardner

Self - Newscaster for Action News
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Patrice Zappa

Self - Frank Zappa's Sister
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Carl Zappa

Self - Frank Zappa's Brother
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Rose Zappa

Self - Frank Zappa's Mother
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Francis Zappa

Self - Frank Zappa's Father
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Edgard Varèse

Self
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Don Van Vliet

Self
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(as Captain Beefheart)

Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention

Themselves
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Johnny 'Guitar' Watson

Self
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Pamela Zarubica

Self - Zappa's Roommate

The Beatles

Themselves
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Bunk Gardner

Self - Played with Zappa 1966-1969

Ian Underwood

Self - Played with Zappa 1967-1975

Ruth Underwood

Self - Played with Zappa 1967-1976

Gail Zappa

Self - Frank Zappa's Wife

Tom Wilson

Self - Music Producer
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Euclid James 'Motorhead' Sherwood

Self - Baritone Saxophone
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(as Motorhead Sherwood)
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6/10

Nicely made documentary about Franks life but glosses over too many things

As a backer of the vault saving project which lead to this movie, and a long time Zappa fan I have read 'The Real Frank Zappa' book and many other articles, clips, etc. throughout his life so maybe I'm coming from a different viewpoint than the average viewer.

There is a lot of new footage and a few new things to be learnt about his life but there are many moments in the movie where I feel that the details are left out just a little too much - for example Frank worked for Studio Z before he bought it - he also bought up film sets with expectation of making movies.

I would have loved to have seen/heard more about his younger life, and the Garrick theater shenanigans, etc.

Otherwise the movie is beautifully made..

evansmjp
1 déc. 2020
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Vidéos7

Zappa: Bruce Bickford

Clip 1:37

Zappa: The Black Page Performance

Clip 0:58

Zappa: Gail And Frank Zappa's Relationship

Photos4

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Anecdotes
The film was not financed by crowdfunding, contrary to popular belief. The Kickstarter campaign was aimed solely at preserving and restoring the contents of the Zappa vault. The film that resulted from that preservation was itself financed by conventional backers.

Gaffes
In the opening titles, it says, Zappa played a concert in the Czech Republic on 24 June 1991, to celebrate the fairly recent departure of Russian troops. It was in fact still Czechoslovakia then.

It then incorrectly states that this was his last recorded guitar performance, but that was in fact one week later at a smaller concert in Budapest.

Citations
Ruth Underwood: It was that type of music that he could produce that was a product of everything that was in him. But you couldn't really categorize it. You couldn't say, Oh yeah, that's rock and roll, 'cause it wasn't.
Ruth Underwood: It's jazz. No. It really wasn't. It's pop music. No. Not at all. Well, what the hell is it?
Ruth Underwood: It's Zappa.