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Knockin' on Herman's Door

Stefano Bertacchini / NL, 2022 / 60 min.

Never-before-screened recordings of Herman Brood songs and rediscovered footage from the chaotic shoot of the film Cha-cha form the basis of this documentary on the tempestuous Amsterdam pop scene of the late ’70s. Screens 25 years after Brood’s death.

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In 2015, Eye acquired the archive of director Herbert Curiël (1927): boxes full of papers, documents and cuttings. One surprising find was the film and audio material from his film Cha-cha (1979), starring Herman Brood and Nina Hagen.

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Persons under 12 years must be accompanied by an adult

Director

Stefano Bertacchini

Production year

2022

Country

NL

Original title

Knockin' on Herman's Door

Length

60 min.

Language

Dutch, English, German

Subtitles

ENG

Format

DCP

Part of

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Eye’s collection includes a wealth of classics. With the Eye Classics series, Eye brings film history even closer. Every week, we screen at least three classics from the collection under one recognisable name: Eye Classics.

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