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Doug Yule, Lou Reed, Maureen Moe Tucker and Sterling Morrison the Velvet Underground pose for a portrait in 1970.
Todd Haynes doc debuted this week at the Cannes Film Festival.
The most often-repeated thing said about The Velvet Underground is Brian Eno’s quip that the band didn’t sell many records, but everyone who bought one started a band.
You won’t hear that line in Todd Haynes’ documentary
The Velvet Underground, nor will you see a montage of famous faces talking about their vast influence. You won’t even really hear a fairly full Velvet Underground track until nearly an hour into the two-hour film.
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Todd Haynes doc seeks the genesis of the Velvet Underground
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