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Heaven Stood Still: The Incarnations of Willy DeVille
The documentary HEAVEN STOOD STILL respectfully explores the stages of Willy DeVille’s career.
Most of the concert footage of Willy DeVille and his band Mink DeVille come from Germany, from WDR Rockpalast in 1978 to the concert of his trio in Berlin’s Columbiahalle in 2002 which circulated as a bootleg for a long time before being released as “Unplugged in Berlin.“ Mink DeVille are part of the CBGB gang just like Television, Ramones, Blondie, and Talking Heads, but they never really found success in the US, despite an Oscar nomination for “Storybook Love“ from the film THE PRINCESS BRIDE.
Willy DeVille was a star in Europe, primarily in Germany, England, and France, even though his music was deeply rooted in US music history. Willy DeVille was retro, before punk acknowledged its own retro roots. Simultaneously, Willy’s over-sized persona seems radically new, even though the look was inspired by the Latino “Sharks“ gang from the film WEST SIDE STORY. Willy was born as William Borsey in Connecticut, but William reinvented himself as Willy de Ville: a mega cool fake Latino with a tremendous quiff, dangerous earrings, purple suits, snakeskin boots, and a drawn on beard who sang about the “Spanish Stroll.“
The documentary HEAVEN STOOD STILL follows the stages of Willy DeVille’s ever-faltering career. The protagonist isn’t alive anymore and says little in the archival interviews. The people who do speak are friends, producers, and fellow musicians who mostly talk about the circumstances of the album productions. There are glimpses of the switchblade and heroin madness of the last 70s and the losses that accompany the lifestyle and addiction. More than anything, HEAVEN STOOD STILL is a look at Willy DeVille’s career, with the phenomenal Berlin acoustic concert being his artistic highlight.
Translation: Elinor Lewy
USA 2022, 87 min
Genre: Documentary, Biography, Music Films
Director: Larry Locke
DOP: Benjamin Wolf
Montage: Randi Barros
Music: Crispin Cioe
Distributor: Arsenal Filmverleih
Release: 31.10.2024
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Screenings
- OV Original version
- OmU Original with German subtitles
- OmeU Original with English subtitles
- OV Original version
- OmU Original with German subtitles
- OmeU Original with English subtitles
Heaven Stood Still: The Incarnations of Willy DeVille
USA 2022 | Documentary, Biography, Music Films | R: Larry Locke
The documentary HEAVEN STOOD STILL respectfully explores the stages of Willy DeVille’s career.
Charlottenburg
Delphi LUX
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OmU13:20
Wednesday 13.11.
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