Gogol Bordello Non-Stop English Movie 2009
Cast and Crew
Directed by Margarita Jimeno
Starring: Gogol Bordello, Manu Chao, Susan Donaldson, Eliot Ferguson, Thomas Gobena
Release Date: Friday, September 11, 2009 (New York)
Genre: Documentary Rating: NR
Duration: 1hr 30min:n/a
Reviews
"Gogol Bordello Non-Stop" is a lo-fi, high-energy documentary about New York City's most notoriously entertaining band, led by frontman Eugene Hütz. Filmmaker and fan Margarita Jimeno follows the band on a five-year journey from underground legend to international phenomenon, taking in the reckless, raucous sights and sounds of a band whom Hütz describes as "dedicated to creating an insane party atmosphere to deliver messages of social and political commentary. Featuring backstage interviews, onstage antics and copious concert footage, Jimeno waves together the story of the band's rise and rule. Gogol Bordello's early gigs involved playing traditional gypsy music at Russian weddings, but their music soon evolved into an explosive stage experience that earned them a following among New York's hipster elite. A passionate punk tribute to the most uninhibited band on the planet, "Gogol Bordello Non-Stop" goes beyond music, beyond the political, opening hearts and ears to a global artistic revolution.
A documentary about New York City’s most notoriously entertaining band, led by frontman Eugene Hütz. Filmmaker and fan Margarita Jimeno follows the band on a five-year journey from underground legend to international phenomenon, taking in the reckless, raucous sights and sounds of a band whom Hütz describes as “dedicated to creating an insane party atmosphere to deliver messages of social and political commentary.”
Fusing the instrumental approach of Eastern European gypsy music with the energy and attitude of punk rock, Gogol Bordello are one of the most unusual success stories of pop music in the new millennium, and Eugene Hutz hardly has the background of a typical rock frontman. Born near Kiev in 1972, Hutz’s family fled the Ukraine after the disaster at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in 1986, and they made their way through Eastern Europe as refugees before coming to America in 1990. After playing with local bands in Vermont, Hutz relocated to New York City in 1997 and while working as a DJ at downtown clubs, he began meeting fellow expatriate musicians and in 1999 Gogol Bordello was formed. Gogol Bordello’s frantic live shows earned the band a loyal following both at home and on the road, and their third album, 2005’s Gypsy Punks: Underdog World Strike became a major independent success. Filmmaker Margarita Jimeno followed the band on the road for several months, and the result was Gogol Bordello Non-Stop, a documentary which looks at the group’s colorful history and rigorous schedule as well as offering a look at the high-energy live show that’s made them famous. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
“It is all sexes, all ages, all nationalities,” announces Eugene Hütz, the charismatic Ukrainian-born founder and frontman of the Gypsy punk band Gogol Bordello, in Margarita Jimeno’s choppy, high-energy documentary of the band’s rise from a cult phenomenon to international acclaim. The scenes of the nine-member band, which includes two dancers, in theatrical attire cavorting with the audience in a Lower Manhattan club are beyond joyous. Anthems like “Immigrant Punk,” powered by a frantic pogo beat strung with wild, squealing accordion and violin that suggest demonically fueled klezmer music, generate an ecstatic communal anarchy.
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